Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Poland

Poland: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers was 100.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
100.0%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
1st
of 26 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2015
All-time low
88.7%
in 2005
Years of data
12
2005–2019

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Poland, 2005–2019

0204060801002005201220192005: 88.7 <$2.15 a day2006: 96.6 <$2.15 a day2007: 96.9 <$2.15 a day2008: 98.5 <$2.15 a day2009: 98 <$2.15 a day2010: 99.3 <$2.15 a day2011: 97.2 <$2.15 a day2012: 95.9 <$2.15 a day2015: 100 <$2.15 a day2016: 99.1 <$2.15 a day2017: 99.1 <$2.15 a day2019: 100 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

Poland recorded 100.0% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Poland peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 88.7%, in 2005.

That places Poland 1st out of 26 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2005 88.7%
2006 96.6% +9.0%
2007 96.9% +0.3%
2008 98.5% +1.7%
2009 98.0% -0.5%
2010 99.3% +1.3%
2011 97.2% -2.1%
2012 95.9% -1.2%
2015 100.0% +4.2%
2016 99.1% -0.9%
2017 99.1% -0.0%
2019 100.0% +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 95.8% 88.7% 98.5% 5
2010s 98.6% 95.9% 100.0% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 1 Belarus 100.0% compare
  2. 1 Romania 100.0% compare
  3. 4 Mongolia 99.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Poland?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Poland was 100.0% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 88.7% in 2005.
How does Poland rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers?
Poland ranks 1st out of 26 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
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