Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor was 55.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
55.1%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
11th
of 36 countries
All-time high
55.6%
in 2019
All-time low
25.9%
in 2006
Years of data
11
2006–2020

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Kyrgyzstan, 2006–2020

02040602006201320202006: 25.92011: 38.82012: 44.52013: 40.22014: 51.42015: 51.22016: 51.82017: 52.32018: 54.72019: 55.62020: 55.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Kyrgyzstan recorded 55.1% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 55.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 2006.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 11th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Kyrgyzstan, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Kyrgyzstan, 2006 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2006 25.9%
2011 38.8% +49.6%
2012 44.5% +14.9%
2013 40.2% -9.8%
2014 51.4% +27.8%
2015 51.2% -0.3%
2016 51.8% +1.2%
2017 52.3% +1.0%
2018 54.7% +4.5%
2019 55.6% +1.7%
2020 55.1% -0.9%

Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries

  • Kyrgyzstan's 55.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.1%, 3.9× the median. (5 countries reporting)
  • Kyrgyzstan's 55.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 57.3%, 96% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.9% 25.9% 25.9% 1
2010s 48.9% 38.8% 55.6% 9
2020s 55.1% 55.1% 55.1% 1

Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan

  1. 8 Serbia 56.5% compare
  2. 9 Brazil 55.8% compare
  3. 10 Armenia 55.2% compare
  4. 12 Georgia 54.7% compare
  5. 13 Chile 52.5% compare
  6. 14 Uruguay 45.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Kyrgyzstan?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Kyrgyzstan was 55.1% in 2020, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The highest recorded value was 55.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 2006.
How does Kyrgyzstan rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 11th out of 36 countries with data for 2020.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 data points, 2002–2023
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