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

Armenia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile was 78.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
78.2%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
8th
of 33 countries
All-time high
81.0%
in 2020
All-time low
66.8%
in 2016
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile in Armenia, 2008–2022

0204060802008201520222008: 67.52009: 71.82010: 71.22011: 71.52012: 73.62013: 69.92014: 70.82015: 72.42016: 66.82017: 77.72018: 76.32019: 74.52020: 812021: 77.82022: 78.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Armenia stood at 78.2%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Armenia peaked at 81.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 66.8%, in 2016.

That places Armenia 8th out of 33 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 69.6% 67.5% 71.8% 2
2010s 72.5% 66.8% 77.7% 10
2020s 79.0% 77.8% 81.0% 3

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 5 Serbia 81.4% compare
  2. 6 Ukraine 80.8% compare
  3. 7 Kazakhstan 79.2% compare
  4. 9 Kyrgyzstan 77.2% compare
  5. 10 Mongolia 68.4% compare
  6. 11 Türkiye 60.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Armenia?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Armenia was 78.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 66.8% in 2016.
How does Armenia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile?
Armenia ranks 8th out of 33 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Armenia data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty gap reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap