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

Poland: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 62.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
62.6%
Change on year
up 82.9%
World rank
1st
of 26 countries
All-time high
62.6%
in 2019
All-time low
29.5%
in 2016
Years of data
12
2005–2019

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Poland, 2005–2019

02040602005201220192005: 35.7 poorest2006: 35.1 poorest2007: 34.7 poorest2008: 31 poorest2009: 29.9 poorest2010: 32.3 poorest2011: 31.4 poorest2012: 31.5 poorest2015: 31.8 poorest2016: 29.5 poorest2017: 34.2 poorest2019: 62.6 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2019, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Poland stood at 62.6%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 82.9% on the previous year and up 109.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Poland peaked at 62.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 2016.

Poland ranks 1st of 26 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year poorest Change
2005 35.7%
2006 35.1% -1.5%
2007 34.7% -1.3%
2008 31.0% -10.8%
2009 29.9% -3.4%
2010 32.3% +7.7%
2011 31.4% -2.6%
2012 31.5% +0.1%
2015 31.8% +1.0%
2016 29.5% -7.2%
2017 34.2% +16.2%
2019 62.6% +82.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33.3% 29.9% 35.7% 5
2010s 36.2% 29.5% 62.6% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 2 Mongolia 48.8% compare
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  3. 4 Belarus 45.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Poland?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Poland was 62.6% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 62.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 2016.
How does Poland rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
Poland ranks 1st out of 26 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 109.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland 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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