Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st in Armenia

Armenia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st was 57.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
57.4%
Change on year
down 10.0%
World rank
2nd
of 27 countries
All-time high
74.6%
in 2016
All-time low
53.7%
in 2009
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st in Armenia, 2008–2022

0204060802008201520222008: 56.42009: 53.72010: 59.82011: 60.82012: 62.42013: 58.62014: 61.82015: 682016: 74.62017: 63.32018: 622019: 59.92020: 59.12021: 63.82022: 57.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st in Armenia stood at 57.4%.

That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st in Armenia peaked at 74.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 53.7%, in 2009.

That places Armenia 2nd out of 27 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st in Armenia, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Armenia, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 56.4%
2009 53.7% -4.7%
2010 59.8% +11.3%
2011 60.8% +1.7%
2012 62.4% +2.6%
2013 58.6% -6.1%
2014 61.8% +5.5%
2015 68.0% +10.0%
2016 74.6% +9.7%
2017 63.3% -15.1%
2018 62.0% -2.1%
2019 59.9% -3.4%
2020 59.1% -1.3%
2021 63.8% +7.9%
2022 57.4% -10.0%

Armenia compared with similar countries

  • Armenia's 57.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.0%, 2.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
  • Armenia's 57.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.3%, 5.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 55.1% 53.7% 56.4% 2
2010s 63.1% 58.6% 74.6% 10
2020s 60.1% 57.4% 63.8% 3

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 1 Republic of Moldova 66.0% compare
  2. 3 Kosovo 40.0% compare
  3. 3 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 40.0% compare
  4. 5 Kyrgyzstan 37.5% compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st in Armenia?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st in Armenia was 57.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 74.6% in 2016.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 53.7% in 2009.
How does Armenia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st?
Armenia ranks 2nd out of 27 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 259 data points, 2003–2022
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