Poverty Gap reduction (%): Unconditional … Unconditional extreme in Moldova

Moldova: Poverty Gap reduction (%): Unconditional … Unconditional extreme was 99.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
99.3%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
5th
of 26 countries
All-time high
99.3%
in 2018
All-time low
80.5%
in 2010
Years of data
5
2010–2018

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

0204060801002010201420182010: 80.5 <$2.15 a day2012: 94.3 <$2.15 a day2013: 96.2 <$2.15 a day2017: 98.9 <$2.15 a day2018: 99.3 <$2.15 a day

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

Analysis

In 2018, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Moldova stood at 99.3%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Moldova peaked at 99.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 80.5%, in 2010.

Moldova ranks 5th of 26 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Poverty Gap reduction (%): Unconditional … Unconditional extreme in Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Moldova, 2010 to 2018.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2010 80.5% —
2012 94.3% +17.2%
2013 96.2% +2.0%
2017 98.9% +2.8%
2018 99.3% +0.4%

Moldova compared with similar countries

  • Moldova's 99.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.8%, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Moldova's 99.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 94.8%, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 4 Mongolia 100.0% compare
  2. 6 Ukraine 98.2% compare
  3. 7 Serbia 95.3% compare
  4. 8 Vietnam 94.6% compare

See the full ranking of 26 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Moldova?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Moldova was 99.3% in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2018.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 80.5% in 2010.
How does Moldova rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor?
Moldova ranks 5th out of 26 countries with data for 2018.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. 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 -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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