Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Kosovo
Kosovo: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 26.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Kosovo, 2006–2017
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Kosovo is 26.4%, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Kosovo peaked at 28.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 2006.
Kosovo ranks 10th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 21.3% | — |
| 2011 | 28.0% | +31.5% |
| 2012 | 21.8% | -22.1% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | +17.3% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 26.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.0%, 78% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 26.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.8%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.3% | 21.3% | 21.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 21.8% | 28.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 7 Georgia 40.4% compare
- 8 Kazakhstan 35.3% compare
- 9 Moldova 32.8% compare
- 10 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 26.4% compare
- 12 Ukraine 25.2% compare
- 13 Kyrgyzstan 20.6% compare
More work & labour data for Kosovo
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 10.8% (2024)
- Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 7.7% (2024)
- Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 18.3% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 22.5% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 53.6% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 37.9% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 17.6% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 30.8% (2024)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 41.9% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 24.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Kosovo?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Kosovo was 26.4% in 2017, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 2006.
- How does Kosovo rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
- Kosovo ranks 10th out of 24 countries with data for 2017.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo 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