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

Moldova: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 13.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
13.9%
Change on year
up 25.4%
World rank
9th
of 24 countries
All-time high
13.9%
in 2018
All-time low
7.1%
in 2010
Years of data
5
2010–2018

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Moldova, 2010–2018

0510152010201420182010: 7.12012: 12.62013: 9.12017: 11.12018: 13.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2018, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Moldova stood at 13.9%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 25.4% on the previous year and up 95.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Moldova peaked at 13.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2010.

That places Moldova 9th out of 24 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Moldova, 2010 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2010 7.1%
2012 12.6% +78.1%
2013 9.1% -27.8%
2017 11.1% +21.1%
2018 13.9% +25.4%

Moldova compared with similar countries

  • Moldova's 13.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.9%, 87% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Moldova's 13.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.7%, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 6 Armenia 23.3% compare
  2. 7 Georgia 19.4% compare
  3. 8 Kazakhstan 17.8% compare
  4. 10 Peru 12.9%
  5. 11 Kyrgyzstan 10.6% compare
  6. 12 Ukraine 10.5% compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Moldova?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Moldova was 13.9% in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2018.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2010.
How does Moldova rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
Moldova ranks 9th out of 24 countries with data for 2018.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is up 95.3%. 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 (%) - 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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