Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Romania
Romania: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 53.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Romania, 2008–2021
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More work & labour data for Romania
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7777 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7486 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8063 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1264 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 10,932 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,465 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,408 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,360 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 10,768 1000 No (2100)
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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Poverty gap reduction due to Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap