Poverty Gap reduction (%): Unconditional Cash … Unconditional 1st in Moldova

Moldova: Poverty Gap reduction (%): Unconditional Cash … Unconditional 1st was 28.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
28.8%
Change on year
up 21.2%
World rank
9th
of 26 countries
All-time high
28.8%
in 2018
All-time low
16.4%
in 2010
Years of data
5
2010–2018

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Moldova, 2010–2018

01020302010201420182010: 16.4 poorest2012: 22.5 poorest2013: 18.1 poorest2017: 23.7 poorest2018: 28.8 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Moldova recorded 28.8% for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.2% on the previous year and up 75.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Moldova peaked at 28.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2010.

Moldova ranks 9th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Poverty Gap reduction (%): Unconditional Cash … Unconditional 1st in Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Moldova, 2010 to 2018.
Year poorest Change
2010 16.4% —
2012 22.5% +37.5%
2013 18.1% -19.8%
2017 23.7% +31.4%
2018 28.8% +21.2%

Moldova compared with similar countries

  • Moldova's 28.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Moldova's 28.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.1%, 99% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 6 Vietnam 40.4% compare
  2. 7 Georgia 36.7% compare
  3. 8 Kazakhstan 29.5% compare
  4. 10 Argentina 26.9%
  5. 11 Kosovo 23.3% compare
  6. 11 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 23.3% compare

See the full ranking of 26 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Moldova?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Moldova was 28.8% in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2018.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2010.
How does Moldova rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
Moldova ranks 9th out of 26 countries with data for 2018.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Moldova 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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Poverty gap reduction due to Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap