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

Kosovo: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 7.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
7.1%
World rank
28th
of 35 countries
All-time high
10.6%
in 2011
All-time low
6.1%
in 2012
Years of data
5
2006–2017

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Kosovo, 2006–2017

02.557.5102006201120172006: 7.5 poorest2011: 10.6 poorest2012: 6.1 poorest2013: 7.5 poorest2017: 7.1 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Kosovo recorded 7.1% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Kosovo peaked at 10.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2012.

That places Kosovo 28th out of 35 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Kosovo, 2006 to 2017.
Year poorest Change
2006 7.5%
2011 10.6% +41.0%
2012 6.1% -41.9%
2013 7.5% +22.7%
2017 7.1% -6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.5% 7.5% 7.5% 1
2010s 7.8% 6.1% 10.6% 4

Countries ranked near Kosovo

  1. 25 Ukraine 8.7% compare
  2. 26 Uruguay 8.4% compare
  3. 27 Serbia 7.9% compare
  4. 28 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 7.1% compare
  5. 30 Türkiye 4.7% compare
  6. 31 Pakistan 3.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Kosovo?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Kosovo was 7.1% in 2017, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Kosovo?
The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2011.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Kosovo?
The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2012.
How does Kosovo rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Kosovo ranks 28th out of 35 countries with data for 2017.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Kosovo?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kosovo data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount