Poverty Headcount: All Social Protection … Protection Labor rural in Moldova

Moldova: Poverty Headcount: All Social Protection … Protection Labor rural was 60.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
60.4%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
4th
of 36 countries
All-time high
60.4%
in 2018
All-time low
49.2%
in 2010
Years of data
5
2010–2018

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Moldova, 2010–2018

02040602010201420182010: 49.22012: 53.52013: 51.52017: 59.12018: 60.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2018, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Moldova stood at 60.4%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Moldova peaked at 60.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 49.2%, in 2010.

Moldova ranks 4th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Poverty Headcount: All Social Protection … Protection Labor rural in Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Moldova, 2010 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2010 49.2% —
2012 53.5% +8.8%
2013 51.5% -3.7%
2017 59.1% +14.7%
2018 60.4% +2.2%

Moldova compared with similar countries

  • Moldova's 60.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.8%, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Moldova's 60.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 57.3%, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 1 Poland 66.8% compare
  2. 2 Belarus 65.2% compare
  3. 3 Romania 64.0% compare
  4. 5 Kazakhstan 59.1% compare
  5. 6 Ukraine 58.2% compare
  6. 7 Mongolia 57.8% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Moldova?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Moldova was 60.4% in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 60.4% in 2018.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 49.2% in 2010.
How does Moldova rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
Moldova ranks 4th out of 36 countries with data for 2018.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Moldova 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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Indicator
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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