Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile in Poland

Poland: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile was 87.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
87.6%
Change on year
up 209.7%
World rank
1st
of 36 countries
All-time high
87.6%
in 2019
All-time low
28.2%
in 2016
Years of data
12
2005–2019

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile in Poland, 2005–2019

204060802005201220192005: 38.72006: 37.32007: 32.52008: 31.62009: 33.62010: 32.72011: 33.12012: 34.72015: 34.62016: 28.22017: 28.32019: 87.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in Poland stood at 87.6%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 209.7% on the previous year and up 160.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in Poland peaked at 87.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2016.

Poland ranks 1st of 36 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 38.7%
2006 37.3% -3.7%
2007 32.5% -12.9%
2008 31.6% -2.7%
2009 33.6% +6.5%
2010 32.7% -2.9%
2011 33.1% +1.4%
2012 34.7% +4.5%
2015 34.6% -0.2%
2016 28.2% -18.4%
2017 28.3% +0.2%
2019 87.6% +209.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 34.7% 31.6% 38.7% 5
2010s 39.9% 28.2% 87.6% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 2 Republic of Moldova 69.1% compare
  2. 3 Armenia 63.0% compare
  3. 4 Georgia 55.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in Poland?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in Poland was 87.6% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 87.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2016.
How does Poland rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile?
Poland ranks 1st out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 160.4%. 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 Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 data points, 2002–2023
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