Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Armenia

Armenia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st was 80.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
80.2%
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
9th
of 37 countries
All-time high
82.4%
in 2020
All-time low
72.3%
in 2008
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Armenia, 2008–2022

0204060802008201520222008: 72.3 poorest2009: 76.4 poorest2010: 77.2 poorest2011: 75.2 poorest2012: 77 poorest2013: 73.8 poorest2014: 75 poorest2015: 74.7 poorest2016: 74.7 poorest2017: 77.7 poorest2018: 76.3 poorest2019: 76.7 poorest2020: 82.4 poorest2021: 77.9 poorest2022: 80.2 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Armenia recorded 80.2% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in 2022.

The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Armenia peaked at 82.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 72.3%, in 2008.

That places Armenia 9th out of 37 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Armenia, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) in Armenia, 2008 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2008 72.3%
2009 76.4% +5.7%
2010 77.2% +0.9%
2011 75.2% -2.5%
2012 77.0% +2.4%
2013 73.8% -4.2%
2014 75.0% +1.6%
2015 74.7% -0.3%
2016 74.7% -0.1%
2017 77.7% +4.1%
2018 76.3% -1.8%
2019 76.7% +0.5%
2020 82.4% +7.4%
2021 77.9% -5.5%
2022 80.2% +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 74.4% 72.3% 76.4% 2
2010s 75.8% 73.8% 77.7% 10
2020s 80.1% 77.9% 82.4% 3

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 6 Ukraine 81.8% compare
  2. 7 Mongolia 80.6% compare
  3. 8 Serbia 80.5% compare
  4. 10 Kyrgyzstan 79.6% compare
  5. 11 Georgia 75.3% compare
  6. 12 Kosovo 63.4% compare
  7. 12 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 63.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Armenia?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Armenia was 80.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 72.3% in 2008.
How does Armenia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st?
Armenia ranks 9th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Armenia data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
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