Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Georgia
Georgia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 40.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Georgia, 2011–2021
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Georgia stood at 40.4%.
That represents a change of down 10.4% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Georgia peaked at 47.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, in 2012.
That places Georgia 7th out of 24 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 36.7% | — |
| 2012 | 32.7% | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 40.3% | +23.1% |
| 2014 | 47.9% | +19.0% |
| 2015 | 45.7% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 40.2% | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 43.1% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 43.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 46.5% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 45.1% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 40.4% | -10.4% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 40.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.0%, 1.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 40.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.8%, 1.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.8% | 32.7% | 47.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 40.4% | 45.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More work & labour data for Georgia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5695 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5795 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0234 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,483 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 911.09 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,505 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,465 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 2,969 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Georgia?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Georgia was 40.4% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 2012.
- How does Georgia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
- Georgia ranks 7th out of 24 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap