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

Mongolia: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 33.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
33.2%
Change on year
up 58.7%
World rank
2nd
of 24 countries
All-time high
40.6%
in 2011
All-time low
16.7%
in 2009
Years of data
9
2007–2020

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Mongolia, 2007–2020

0102030402007201320202007: 24.72009: 16.72010: 17.62011: 40.62012: 39.62014: 212016: 19.32018: 20.92020: 33.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Mongolia recorded 33.2% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in 2020.

That represents a change of up 58.7% on the previous year and up 89.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Mongolia peaked at 40.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2009.

Mongolia ranks 2nd of 24 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Mongolia, 2007 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2007 24.7%
2009 16.7% -32.6%
2010 17.6% +5.4%
2011 40.6% +131.1%
2012 39.6% -2.4%
2014 21.0% -46.9%
2016 19.3% -8.4%
2018 20.9% +8.8%
2020 33.2% +58.7%

Mongolia compared with similar countries

  • Mongolia's 33.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.7%, 2.8× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.7% 16.7% 24.7% 2
2010s 26.5% 17.6% 40.6% 6
2020s 33.2% 33.2% 33.2% 1

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 1 Poland 41.2% compare
  2. 3 Romania 29.1% compare
  3. 4 Belarus 28.2% compare
  4. 5 Vietnam 26.7% 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 Mongolia?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Mongolia was 33.2% in 2020, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2011.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2009.
How does Mongolia rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
Mongolia ranks 2nd out of 24 countries with data for 2020.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is up 89.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mongolia 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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