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

Kyrgyzstan: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 17.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
17.3%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
14th
of 26 countries
All-time high
18.4%
in 2018
All-time low
6.7%
in 2006
Years of data
11
2006–2020

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

051015202006201320202006: 6.7 poorest2011: 8.8 poorest2012: 7.2 poorest2013: 10 poorest2014: 11.9 poorest2015: 10.2 poorest2016: 12.8 poorest2017: 16.7 poorest2018: 18.4 poorest2019: 16.9 poorest2020: 17.3 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Kyrgyzstan recorded 17.3% for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 95.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 18.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2006.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 14th of 26 countries on this measure, 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) in Kyrgyzstan, 2006 to 2020.
Year poorest Change
2006 6.7%
2011 8.8% +32.9%
2012 7.2% -19.1%
2013 10.0% +40.4%
2014 11.9% +18.6%
2015 10.2% -14.5%
2016 12.8% +25.3%
2017 16.7% +30.7%
2018 18.4% +10.5%
2019 16.9% -8.3%
2020 17.3% +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.7% 6.7% 6.7% 1
2010s 12.5% 7.2% 18.4% 9
2020s 17.3% 17.3% 17.3% 1

Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan

  1. 11 Kosovo 23.3% compare
  2. 11 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 23.3% compare
  3. 13 Ukraine 23.1% compare
  4. 15 Sri Lanka 16.5% compare
  5. 16 Serbia 12.2% compare
  6. 17 Chile 9.7% compare

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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 17.3% in 2020, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2018.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2006.
How does Kyrgyzstan rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 14th out of 26 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 up 95.8%. 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). 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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