Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor in Armenia

Armenia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor was 94.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
94.3%
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
9th
of 26 countries
All-time high
97.6%
in 2020
All-time low
65.2%
in 2018
Years of data
15
2008–2022

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

0204060801002008201520222008: 69.4 <$2.15 a day2009: 76.6 <$2.15 a day2010: 79.9 <$2.15 a day2011: 70 <$2.15 a day2012: 79.1 <$2.15 a day2013: 67.2 <$2.15 a day2014: 77.3 <$2.15 a day2015: 77.5 <$2.15 a day2016: 80.3 <$2.15 a day2017: 84.2 <$2.15 a day2018: 65.2 <$2.15 a day2019: 86.7 <$2.15 a day2020: 97.6 <$2.15 a day2021: 89.9 <$2.15 a day2022: 94.3 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Armenia stood at 94.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Armenia peaked at 97.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 65.2%, in 2018.

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

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

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor in Armenia, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Armenia, 2008 to 2022.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2008 69.4%
2009 76.6% +10.3%
2010 79.9% +4.3%
2011 70.0% -12.4%
2012 79.1% +13.0%
2013 67.2% -15.1%
2014 77.3% +15.1%
2015 77.5% +0.2%
2016 80.3% +3.6%
2017 84.2% +4.8%
2018 65.2% -22.5%
2019 86.7% +32.9%
2020 97.6% +12.6%
2021 89.9% -7.9%
2022 94.3% +4.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 73.0% 69.4% 76.6% 2
2010s 76.7% 65.2% 86.7% 10
2020s 93.9% 89.9% 97.6% 3

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 6 Ukraine 98.2% compare
  2. 7 Serbia 95.3% compare
  3. 8 Viet Nam 94.6% compare
  4. 10 Kazakhstan 93.7% compare
  5. 11 Argentina 80.5% compare
  6. 12 Kosovo 75.1% compare
  7. 12 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 75.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Armenia?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Armenia was 94.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 65.2% in 2018.
How does Armenia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor?
Armenia ranks 9th out of 26 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
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