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

Mongolia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 54.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
54.4%
Change on year
up 41.0%
World rank
3rd
of 24 countries
All-time high
60.1%
in 2011
All-time low
29.9%
in 2009
Years of data
9
2007–2020

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Mongolia, 2007–2020

02040602007201320202007: 40.62009: 29.92010: 30.22011: 60.12012: 562014: 30.62016: 33.12018: 38.62020: 54.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2020, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Mongolia stood at 54.4%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.0% on the previous year and up 80.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Mongolia peaked at 60.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 2009.

That places Mongolia 3rd out of 24 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Mongolia, 2007 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2007 40.6%
2009 29.9% -26.3%
2010 30.2% +0.8%
2011 60.1% +99.1%
2012 56.0% -6.8%
2014 30.6% -45.3%
2016 33.1% +8.2%
2018 38.6% +16.5%
2020 54.4% +41.0%

Mongolia compared with similar countries

  • Mongolia's 54.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.8%, 2.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 35.3% 29.9% 40.6% 2
2010s 41.4% 30.2% 60.1% 6
2020s 54.4% 54.4% 54.4% 1

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 1 Poland 68.5% compare
  2. 2 Belarus 55.2% compare
  3. 4 Romania 53.5% compare
  4. 5 Armenia 51.4% compare
  5. 6 Vietnam 45.5% 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 Mongolia?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Mongolia was 54.4% in 2020, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 2011.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 2009.
How does Mongolia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
Mongolia ranks 3rd out of 24 countries with data for 2020.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is up 80.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mongolia 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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