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

Armenia: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 23.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
23.3%
Change on year
up 14.8%
World rank
6th
of 24 countries
All-time high
23.3%
in 2022
All-time low
10.2%
in 2016
Years of data
15
2008–2022

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

05101520252008201520222008: 17.22009: 15.22010: 202011: 13.92012: 16.42013: 13.32014: 15.42015: 122016: 10.22017: 16.42018: 16.42019: 16.52020: 21.32021: 20.32022: 23.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Armenia is 23.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 14.8% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Armenia peaked at 23.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2016.

Armenia ranks 6th of 24 countries on this measure, 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) -rural in Armenia, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 17.2%
2009 15.2% -11.4%
2010 20.0% +31.3%
2011 13.9% -30.2%
2012 16.4% +17.8%
2013 13.3% -19.2%
2014 15.4% +15.7%
2015 12.0% -22.1%
2016 10.2% -14.8%
2017 16.4% +60.6%
2018 16.4% -0.1%
2019 16.5% +0.8%
2020 21.3% +29.4%
2021 20.3% -4.9%
2022 23.3% +14.8%

Armenia compared with similar countries

  • Armenia's 23.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.9%, 1.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Armenia's 23.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.7%, 2.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.2% 15.2% 17.2% 2
2010s 15.0% 10.2% 20.0% 10
2020s 21.6% 20.3% 23.3% 3

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 3 Romania 29.1% compare
  2. 4 Belarus 28.2% compare
  3. 5 Vietnam 26.7% compare
  4. 7 Georgia 19.4% compare
  5. 8 Kazakhstan 17.8% compare
  6. 9 Moldova 13.9% 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 23.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2022.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2016.
How does Armenia rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
Armenia ranks 6th out of 24 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 41.9%. 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) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 202 data points, 2004–2022
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