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

Georgia: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 19.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
19.4%
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
7th
of 24 countries
All-time high
19.7%
in 2014
All-time low
14.2%
in 2016
Years of data
11
2011–2021

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Georgia, 2011–2021

051015202011201620212011: 19.62012: 14.92013: 15.72014: 19.72015: 17.12016: 14.22017: 16.42018: 17.72019: 18.22020: 18.42021: 19.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2021, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Georgia stood at 19.4%.

That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Georgia peaked at 19.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2016.

That places Georgia 7th out of 24 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Georgia, 2011 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2011 19.6%
2012 14.9% -23.8%
2013 15.7% +5.2%
2014 19.7% +25.6%
2015 17.1% -13.5%
2016 14.2% -16.7%
2017 16.4% +15.2%
2018 17.7% +7.8%
2019 18.2% +2.8%
2020 18.4% +1.5%
2021 19.4% +5.4%

Georgia compared with similar countries

  • Georgia's 19.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.9%, 1.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Georgia's 19.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.7%, 1.7× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 17.1% 14.2% 19.7% 9
2020s 18.9% 18.4% 19.4% 2

Countries ranked near Georgia

  1. 4 Belarus 28.2% compare
  2. 5 Vietnam 26.7% compare
  3. 6 Armenia 23.3% compare
  4. 8 Kazakhstan 17.8% compare
  5. 9 Moldova 13.9% compare
  6. 10 Peru 12.9%

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Georgia?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Georgia was 19.4% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Georgia?
The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2014.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Georgia?
The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2016.
How does Georgia rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
Georgia ranks 7th out of 24 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Georgia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Georgia 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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