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

Moldova: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 32.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
32.8%
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
9th
of 24 countries
All-time high
32.8%
in 2018
All-time low
22.3%
in 2010
Years of data
5
2010–2018

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Moldova, 2010–2018

01020302010201420182010: 22.32012: 282013: 252017: 31.42018: 32.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2018, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Moldova stood at 32.8%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Moldova peaked at 32.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2010.

Moldova ranks 9th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Moldova, 2010 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2010 22.3%
2012 28.0% +25.4%
2013 25.0% -10.6%
2017 31.4% +25.5%
2018 32.8% +4.5%

Moldova compared with similar countries

  • Moldova's 32.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.0%, 96% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Moldova's 32.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.8%, 1.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 6 Vietnam 45.5% compare
  2. 7 Georgia 40.4% compare
  3. 8 Kazakhstan 35.3% compare
  4. 10 Kosovo 26.4% compare
  5. 10 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 26.4% compare
  6. 12 Ukraine 25.2% 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 Moldova?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Moldova was 32.8% in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 2018.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2010.
How does Moldova rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
Moldova ranks 9th out of 24 countries with data for 2018.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Moldova 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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