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

Kazakhstan: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 35.3% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
35.3%
Change on year
up 10.4%
World rank
8th
of 24 countries
All-time high
80.4%
in 2014
All-time low
0.4%
in 2010
Years of data
9
2007–2021

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Kazakhstan, 2007–2021

0204060802007201420212007: 0.7682010: 0.4462014: 80.42015: 13.92017: 10.72018: 11.72019: 24.62020: 322021: 35.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2021, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Kazakhstan stood at 35.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 7,818.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Kazakhstan peaked at 80.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2010.

Kazakhstan ranks 8th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Kazakhstan, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Kazakhstan, 2007 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2007 0.8%
2010 0.4% -41.9%
2014 80.4% +17929.4%
2015 13.9% -82.7%
2017 10.7% -22.9%
2018 11.7% +9.1%
2019 24.6% +110.2%
2020 32.0% +30.2%
2021 35.3% +10.4%

Kazakhstan compared with similar countries

  • Kazakhstan's 35.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.0%, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Kazakhstan's 35.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.8%, 1.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2010s 23.6% 0.4% 80.4% 6
2020s 33.6% 32.0% 35.3% 2

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 5 Armenia 51.4% compare
  2. 6 Vietnam 45.5% compare
  3. 7 Georgia 40.4% compare
  4. 9 Moldova 32.8% compare
  5. 10 Kosovo 26.4% compare
  6. 10 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 26.4% compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Kazakhstan?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Kazakhstan was 35.3% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 80.4% in 2014.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2010.
How does Kazakhstan rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
Kazakhstan ranks 8th out of 24 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 7,818.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kazakhstan 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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