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Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Romania

Romania: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile was 82.8% in 2021. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2021)
82.8%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
4th
of 30 countries
All-time high
82.9%
in 2019
All-time low
78.4%
in 2008
Years of data
7
2008–2021

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Romania, 2008–2021

0204060802008201420212008: 78.42011: 81.32012: 812016: 82.12019: 82.92020: 82.42021: 82.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Romania recorded 82.8% for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in 2021.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Romania peaked at 82.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 78.4%, in 2008.

That places Romania 4th out of 30 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 78.4% 78.4% 78.4% 1
2010s 81.8% 81.0% 82.9% 4
2020s 82.6% 82.4% 82.8% 2

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 1 Belarus 86.5% compare
  2. 2 Poland 84.8% compare
  3. 3 Moldova 83.2% compare
  4. 5 Ukraine 81.9% compare
  5. 6 Kazakhstan 78.9% compare
  6. 7 Kyrgyzstan 78.6% compare

See the full ranking of 30 places β†’

More reference data data for Romania

All data for Romania β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Romania?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Romania was 82.8% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 82.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 78.4% in 2008.
How does Romania rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
Romania ranks 4th out of 30 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 287 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap