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

Poland: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 68.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
68.5%
Change on year
up 94.4%
World rank
1st
of 24 countries
All-time high
68.5%
in 2019
All-time low
34.2%
in 2016
Years of data
12
2005–2019

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Poland, 2005–2019

02040602005201220192005: 40.12006: 40.82007: 40.62008: 37.12009: 36.22010: 36.72011: 36.32012: 35.82015: 34.52016: 34.22017: 35.22019: 68.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Poland stood at 68.5%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 94.4% on the previous year and up 89.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Poland peaked at 68.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 2016.

That places Poland 1st out of 24 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 40.1%
2006 40.8% +1.8%
2007 40.6% -0.4%
2008 37.1% -8.7%
2009 36.2% -2.4%
2010 36.7% +1.3%
2011 36.3% -0.9%
2012 35.8% -1.4%
2015 34.5% -3.7%
2016 34.2% -0.9%
2017 35.2% +2.9%
2019 68.5% +94.4%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 68.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.0%, 2.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 68.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.7%, 5.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39.0% 36.2% 40.8% 5
2010s 40.2% 34.2% 68.5% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 2 Belarus 55.2% compare
  2. 3 Mongolia 54.4% compare
  3. 4 Romania 53.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Poland?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Poland was 68.5% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 68.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 2016.
How does Poland rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
Poland ranks 1st out of 24 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 89.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland 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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