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

Armenia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 42.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
42.9%
Change on year
up 27.8%
World rank
5th
of 26 countries
All-time high
46.7%
in 2020
All-time low
26.1%
in 2011
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Armenia, 2008–2022

010203040502008201520222008: 31.7 poorest2009: 30.1 poorest2010: 34.8 poorest2011: 26.1 poorest2012: 31.6 poorest2013: 27 poorest2014: 28.2 poorest2015: 27.4 poorest2016: 26.8 poorest2017: 30.5 poorest2018: 28.1 poorest2019: 31.9 poorest2020: 46.7 poorest2021: 33.5 poorest2022: 42.9 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Armenia recorded 42.9% for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in 2022.

The figure is up 27.8% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Armenia peaked at 46.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2011.

That places Armenia 5th out of 26 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Armenia, 2008 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2008 31.7%
2009 30.1% -5.1%
2010 34.8% +15.6%
2011 26.1% -24.8%
2012 31.6% +20.8%
2013 27.0% -14.4%
2014 28.2% +4.3%
2015 27.4% -2.8%
2016 26.8% -2.3%
2017 30.5% +14.0%
2018 28.1% -8.0%
2019 31.9% +13.4%
2020 46.7% +46.4%
2021 33.5% -28.2%
2022 42.9% +27.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.9% 30.1% 31.7% 2
2010s 29.2% 26.1% 34.8% 10
2020s 41.0% 33.5% 46.7% 3

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 2 Mongolia 48.8% compare
  2. 3 Romania 47.8% compare
  3. 4 Belarus 45.8% compare
  4. 6 Viet Nam 40.4% compare
  5. 7 Georgia 36.7% compare
  6. 8 Kazakhstan 29.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Armenia?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Armenia was 42.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 46.7% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2011.
How does Armenia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
Armenia ranks 5th out of 26 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Armenia data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
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