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

Poland: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st was 59.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
59.6%
Change on year
up 83.7%
World rank
1st
of 25 countries
All-time high
59.6%
in 2019
All-time low
25.5%
in 2009
Years of data
12
2005–2019

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

02040602005201220192005: 33.12006: 31.22007: 30.92008: 272009: 25.52010: 28.82011: 27.62012: 28.22015: 302016: 26.52017: 32.42019: 59.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Poland stood at 59.6%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 83.7% on the previous year and up 133.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Poland peaked at 59.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 2009.

That places Poland 1st out of 25 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) -urban in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 33.1%
2006 31.2% -5.8%
2007 30.9% -0.8%
2008 27.0% -12.7%
2009 25.5% -5.5%
2010 28.8% +12.8%
2011 27.6% -3.9%
2012 28.2% +2.2%
2015 30.0% +6.3%
2016 26.5% -11.8%
2017 32.4% +22.5%
2019 59.6% +83.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.5% 25.5% 33.1% 5
2010s 33.3% 26.5% 59.6% 7

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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 59.6% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 59.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 2009.
How does Poland rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st?
Poland ranks 1st out of 25 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 133.5%. 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) -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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