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

Armenia: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st was 16.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
16.0%
Change on year
up 30.0%
World rank
11th
of 34 countries
All-time high
16.0%
in 2022
All-time low
8.9%
in 2011
Years of data
15
2008–2022

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

0510152008201520222008: 13.92009: 11.12010: 12.32011: 8.92012: 12.62013: 10.52014: 9.22015: 9.92016: 12.72017: 102018: 10.92019: 9.72020: 15.82021: 12.32022: 16

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Armenia is 16.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.0% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Armenia peaked at 16.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2011.

Armenia ranks 11th 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) -urban in Armenia, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 13.9%
2009 11.1% -20.3%
2010 12.3% +11.4%
2011 8.9% -27.9%
2012 12.6% +41.9%
2013 10.5% -16.8%
2014 9.2% -12.2%
2015 9.9% +7.0%
2016 12.7% +28.6%
2017 10.0% -21.5%
2018 10.9% +9.7%
2019 9.7% -11.3%
2020 15.8% +63.2%
2021 12.3% -22.3%
2022 16.0% +30.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.5% 11.1% 13.9% 2
2010s 10.7% 8.9% 12.7% 10
2020s 14.7% 12.3% 16.0% 3

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  5. 13 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 13.5% compare
  6. 14 Mexico 12.8% compare

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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 16.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2022.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2011.
How does Armenia rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st?
Armenia ranks 11th 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 26.5%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
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