Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st in Armenia

Armenia: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st was 23.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
23.6%
Change on year
up 14.1%
World rank
16th
of 34 countries
All-time high
23.6%
in 2022
All-time low
10.9%
in 2016
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st in Armenia, 2008–2022

05101520252008201520222008: 17.42009: 16.22010: 20.32011: 142012: 16.42013: 13.32014: 15.62015: 12.22016: 10.92017: 172018: 16.82019: 16.52020: 22.92021: 20.72022: 23.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in Armenia stood at 23.6%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in Armenia peaked at 23.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2016.

Armenia ranks 16th of 34 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st in Armenia, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Armenia, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 17.4%
2009 16.2% -6.4%
2010 20.3% +24.7%
2011 14.0% -31.1%
2012 16.4% +17.6%
2013 13.3% -19.2%
2014 15.6% +17.6%
2015 12.2% -21.7%
2016 10.9% -10.4%
2017 17.0% +55.4%
2018 16.8% -1.2%
2019 16.5% -1.8%
2020 22.9% +38.7%
2021 20.7% -9.6%
2022 23.6% +14.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.8% 16.2% 17.4% 2
2010s 15.3% 10.9% 20.3% 10
2020s 22.4% 20.7% 23.6% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in Armenia?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in Armenia was 23.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2022.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2016.
How does Armenia rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st?
Armenia ranks 16th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 329 data points, 2004–2023
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