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

Kyrgyzstan: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st was 9.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
9.2%
Change on year
up 21.4%
World rank
16th
of 25 countries
All-time high
12.6%
in 2013
All-time low
2.0%
in 2006
Years of data
11
2006–2020

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st in Kyrgyzstan, 2006–2020

2.557.51012.52006201320202006: 22011: 102012: 8.62013: 12.62014: 62015: 4.52016: 6.42017: 7.92018: 8.72019: 7.62020: 9.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Kyrgyzstan recorded 9.2% for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.4% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 12.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2006.

That places Kyrgyzstan 16th out of 25 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Kyrgyzstan, 2006 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2006 2.0%
2011 10.0% +389.5%
2012 8.6% -13.6%
2013 12.6% +46.3%
2014 6.0% -52.7%
2015 4.5% -23.8%
2016 6.4% +41.3%
2017 7.9% +23.4%
2018 8.7% +9.3%
2019 7.6% -12.4%
2020 9.2% +21.4%

Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries

  • Kyrgyzstan's 9.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.9%, 37% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 1
2010s 8.0% 4.5% 12.6% 9
2020s 9.2% 9.2% 9.2% 1

Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan

  1. 14 Sri Lanka 10.5% compare
  2. 15 Serbia 9.3% compare
  3. 17 Chile 9.1% compare
  4. 18 Peru 7.9%
  5. 19 Indonesia 3.4% compare

See the full ranking of 25 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Kyrgyzstan?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Kyrgyzstan was 9.2% in 2020, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2013.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2006.
How does Kyrgyzstan rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 16th out of 25 countries with data for 2020.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 211 data points, 2004–2022
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