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

Romania: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st was 25.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
25.7%
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
4th
of 34 countries
All-time high
25.7%
in 2021
All-time low
16.2%
in 2016
Years of data
7
2008–2021

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st in Romania, 2008–2021

01020302008201420212008: 18.42011: 22.42012: 21.82016: 16.22019: 23.82020: 24.72021: 25.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Romania recorded 25.7% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Romania peaked at 25.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2016.

Romania ranks 4th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Romania, 2008 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2008 18.4%
2011 22.4% +21.7%
2012 21.8% -2.9%
2016 16.2% -25.6%
2019 23.8% +46.7%
2020 24.7% +4.2%
2021 25.7% +3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.4% 18.4% 18.4% 1
2010s 21.0% 16.2% 23.8% 4
2020s 25.2% 24.7% 25.7% 2

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 1 Georgia 49.5% compare
  2. 2 Poland 34.0% compare
  3. 3 Mongolia 30.4% compare
  4. 5 Chile 25.3% compare
  5. 6 Belarus 25.2% compare
  6. 7 Kazakhstan 21.8% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Romania?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Romania was 25.7% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2016.
How does Romania rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st?
Romania ranks 4th out of 34 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania 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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Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount