Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Armenia

Armenia: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 18.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
18.0%
Change on year
up 16.8%
World rank
6th
of 26 countries
All-time high
18.0%
in 2022
All-time low
10.1%
in 2011
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Armenia, 2008–2022

051015202008201520222008: 14.3 poorest2009: 12.3 poorest2010: 14.3 poorest2011: 10.1 poorest2012: 13.6 poorest2013: 11.3 poorest2014: 11.7 poorest2015: 10.9 poorest2016: 10.9 poorest2017: 12.3 poorest2018: 12.6 poorest2019: 12.2 poorest2020: 16.2 poorest2021: 15.4 poorest2022: 18 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Armenia is 18.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 16.8% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Armenia peaked at 18.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2011.

That places Armenia 6th out of 26 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Armenia, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Armenia, 2008 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2008 14.3%
2009 12.3% -13.6%
2010 14.3% +16.3%
2011 10.1% -29.5%
2012 13.6% +34.9%
2013 11.3% -17.5%
2014 11.7% +4.0%
2015 10.9% -6.6%
2016 10.9% -0.4%
2017 12.3% +12.8%
2018 12.6% +2.9%
2019 12.2% -3.5%
2020 16.2% +32.6%
2021 15.4% -4.5%
2022 18.0% +16.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.3% 12.3% 14.3% 2
2010s 12.0% 10.1% 14.3% 10
2020s 16.5% 15.4% 18.0% 3

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 3 Romania 23.2% compare
  2. 4 Viet Nam 22.3% compare
  3. 5 Belarus 21.1% compare
  4. 7 Georgia 13.1% compare
  5. 8 Kazakhstan 12.4% compare
  6. 9 Ukraine 11.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Armenia?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Armenia was 18.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2022.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2011.
How does Armenia rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
Armenia ranks 6th out of 26 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
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