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

Georgia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor was 69.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
69.4%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
15th
of 26 countries
All-time high
75.4%
in 2019
All-time low
43.7%
in 2012
Years of data
11
2011–2021

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

0204060802011201620212011: 46.9 <$2.15 a day2012: 43.7 <$2.15 a day2013: 57.9 <$2.15 a day2014: 69.9 <$2.15 a day2015: 72.8 <$2.15 a day2016: 68.2 <$2.15 a day2017: 68.9 <$2.15 a day2018: 70.4 <$2.15 a day2019: 75.4 <$2.15 a day2020: 67.7 <$2.15 a day2021: 69.4 <$2.15 a day

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

Analysis

In 2021, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Georgia stood at 69.4%.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Georgia peaked at 75.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 43.7%, in 2012.

Georgia ranks 15th 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 -extreme poor in Georgia, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Georgia, 2011 to 2021.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2011 46.9%
2012 43.7% -6.7%
2013 57.9% +32.4%
2014 69.9% +20.8%
2015 72.8% +4.1%
2016 68.2% -6.3%
2017 68.9% +1.0%
2018 70.4% +2.2%
2019 75.4% +7.0%
2020 67.7% -10.2%
2021 69.4% +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 63.8% 43.7% 75.4% 9
2020s 68.6% 67.7% 69.4% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Georgia?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Georgia was 69.4% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor recorded in Georgia?
The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor recorded in Georgia?
The lowest recorded value was 43.7% in 2012.
How does Georgia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor?
Georgia ranks 15th out of 26 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor rising or falling in Georgia?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. 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 -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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