Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Georgia

Georgia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 40.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
40.4%
Change on year
down 10.4%
World rank
7th
of 24 countries
All-time high
47.9%
in 2014
All-time low
32.7%
in 2012
Years of data
11
2011–2021

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Georgia, 2011–2021

010203040502011201620212011: 36.72012: 32.72013: 40.32014: 47.92015: 45.72016: 40.22017: 43.12018: 43.32019: 46.52020: 45.12021: 40.4

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Georgia, 2011 to 2021.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 41.8% 32.7% 47.9% 9
2020s 42.8% 40.4% 45.1% 2

Countries ranked near Georgia

  1. 4 Romania 53.5% compare
  2. 5 Armenia 51.4% compare
  3. 6 Vietnam 45.5% compare
  4. 8 Kazakhstan 35.3% compare
  5. 9 Moldova 32.8% compare
  6. 10 Kosovo 26.4% compare
  7. 10 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 26.4% compare

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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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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 202 data points, 2004–2022
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