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

Georgia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 36.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
36.7%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
7th
of 26 countries
All-time high
39.3%
in 2014
All-time low
28.8%
in 2012
Years of data
11
2011–2021

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Georgia, 2011–2021

0102030402011201620212011: 34.1 poorest2012: 28.8 poorest2013: 33.9 poorest2014: 39.3 poorest2015: 37.7 poorest2016: 37.2 poorest2017: 37.7 poorest2018: 38 poorest2019: 39.1 poorest2020: 35.7 poorest2021: 36.7 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2021, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Georgia stood at 36.7%.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Georgia peaked at 39.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2012.

Georgia ranks 7th of 26 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Georgia, 2011 to 2021.
Year poorest Change
2011 34.1%
2012 28.8% -15.6%
2013 33.9% +17.7%
2014 39.3% +15.8%
2015 37.7% -3.9%
2016 37.2% -1.4%
2017 37.7% +1.3%
2018 38.0% +0.8%
2019 39.1% +2.9%
2020 35.7% -8.7%
2021 36.7% +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 36.2% 28.8% 39.3% 9
2020s 36.2% 35.7% 36.7% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Georgia?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Georgia was 36.7% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Georgia?
The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 2014.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Georgia?
The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 2012.
How does Georgia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
Georgia ranks 7th out of 26 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Georgia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Georgia 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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