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

Romania: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 53.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
53.5%
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
4th
of 24 countries
All-time high
53.5%
in 2021
All-time low
30.4%
in 2008
Years of data
7
2008–2021

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Romania, 2008–2021

02040602008201420212008: 30.42011: 43.42012: 42.52016: 48.42019: 46.62020: 50.32021: 53.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2021, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Romania stood at 53.5%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Romania peaked at 53.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 2008.

Romania ranks 4th of 24 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Romania, 2008 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2008 30.4%
2011 43.4% +42.8%
2012 42.5% -2.1%
2016 48.4% +13.9%
2019 46.6% -3.7%
2020 50.3% +8.0%
2021 53.5% +6.3%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 53.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.0%, 1.6× the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 53.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.7%, 3.9× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.4% 30.4% 30.4% 1
2010s 45.2% 42.5% 48.4% 4
2020s 51.9% 50.3% 53.5% 2

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 1 Poland 68.5% compare
  2. 2 Belarus 55.2% compare
  3. 3 Mongolia 54.4% compare
  4. 5 Armenia 51.4% compare
  5. 6 Vietnam 45.5% compare
  6. 7 Georgia 40.4% 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 Romania?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Romania was 53.5% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 53.5% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 2008.
How does Romania rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
Romania ranks 4th out of 24 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania 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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