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

Poland: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile was 87.0% in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
87.0%
Change on year
up 265.1%
World rank
1st
of 35 countries
All-time high
87.0%
in 2019
All-time low
23.8%
in 2017
Years of data
12
2005–2019

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

204060802005201220192005: 34.9 poorest2006: 33.3 poorest2007: 28.7 poorest2008: 27.5 poorest2009: 29.5 poorest2010: 28.4 poorest2011: 29 poorest2012: 30.7 poorest2015: 29 poorest2016: 24.8 poorest2017: 23.8 poorest2019: 87 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Poland recorded 87.0% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 265.1% on the previous year and up 194.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Poland peaked at 87.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2017.

That places Poland 1st out of 35 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.8% 27.5% 34.9% 5
2010s 36.1% 23.8% 87.0% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 2 Moldova 76.1% compare
  2. 3 Thailand 62.6% compare
  3. 4 Armenia 61.8% 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 87.0% 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 87.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2017.
How does Poland rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile?
Poland ranks 1st out of 35 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 194.7%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 346 data points, 2002–2023
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