Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Other in Romania

Romania: Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Other was 8.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
8.7%
Change on year
down 73.5%
World rank
11th
of 27 countries
All-time high
33.0%
in 2016
All-time low
8.7%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2008–2019

Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Other in Romania, 2008–2019

1015202530352008201320192008: 17.8 preT2011: 30.1 preT2012: 24.2 preT2016: 33 preT2019: 8.7 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

Romania recorded 8.7% for beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - other in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 73.5% on the previous year and down 50.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - other in Romania peaked at 33.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2019.

That places Romania 11th out of 27 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Other in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Other Social Assistance (preT) in Romania, 2008 to 2019.
Year preT Change
2008 17.8%
2011 30.1% +69.4%
2012 24.2% -19.5%
2016 33.0% +36.1%
2019 8.7% -73.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.8% 17.8% 17.8% 1
2010s 24.0% 8.7% 33.0% 4

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 8 Honduras 9.9% compare
  2. 9 Mongolia 9.6% compare
  3. 10 Mexico 9.1% compare
  4. 12 Panama 8.6% compare
  5. 13 Costa Rica 7.9% compare
  6. 14 Ecuador 6.9% compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

More reference data data for Romania

All data for Romania →

Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - other in Romania?
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - other in Romania was 8.7% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - other recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2016.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - other recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2019.
How does Romania rank for beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - other?
Romania ranks 11th out of 27 countries with data for 2019.
Is beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - other rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Other Social Assistance (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Other in Romania. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE. Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/beneficiary-incidence-in-extreme-poor-2-15-a-day-percent-other-social-assistance-pret/romania/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/beneficiary-incidence-in-extreme-poor-2-15-a-day-percent-other-social-assistance-pret/romania/">Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Other in Romania</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Other Social Assistance (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 256 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population