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

Romania: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st was 44.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
44.1%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
3rd
of 25 countries
All-time high
44.1%
in 2021
All-time low
24.5%
in 2016
Years of data
7
2008–2021

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

0102030402008201420212008: 26.92011: 32.22012: 27.52016: 24.52019: 37.42020: 43.82021: 44.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Romania recorded 44.1% for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Romania peaked at 44.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 2016.

That places Romania 3rd out of 25 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Romania, 2008 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2008 26.9%
2011 32.2% +19.8%
2012 27.5% -14.6%
2016 24.5% -10.7%
2019 37.4% +52.5%
2020 43.8% +17.0%
2021 44.1% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.9% 26.9% 26.9% 1
2010s 30.4% 24.5% 37.4% 4
2020s 43.9% 43.8% 44.1% 2

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 1 Poland 59.6% compare
  2. 2 Mongolia 45.3% compare
  3. 4 Belarus 43.3% compare
  4. 5 Armenia 35.1% compare
  5. 6 Viet Nam 33.1% 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 Romania?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Romania was 44.1% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 44.1% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 2016.
How does Romania rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st?
Romania ranks 3rd out of 25 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 37.1%. 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) -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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