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

Romania: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile was 82.5% in 2021. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2021)
82.5%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
4th
of 33 countries
All-time high
83.2%
in 2020
All-time low
80.3%
in 2008
Years of data
7
2008–2021

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

0204060802008201420212008: 80.32011: 81.82012: 80.72016: 81.82019: 822020: 83.22021: 82.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2021, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Romania stood at 82.5%.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Romania peaked at 83.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 80.3%, in 2008.

Romania ranks 4th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 80.3% 80.3% 80.3% 1
2010s 81.6% 80.7% 82.0% 4
2020s 82.8% 82.5% 83.2% 2

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 1 Poland, Republic of 85.7% compare
  2. 2 Belarus, Republic of 84.1% compare
  3. 3 Moldova, Republic of 82.8% compare
  4. 5 Serbia, Republic of 81.4% compare
  5. 6 Ukraine 80.8% compare
  6. 7 Kazakhstan, Republic of 79.2% compare

See the full ranking of 33 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 82.5% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 83.2% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 80.3% in 2008.
How does Romania rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile?
Romania ranks 4th out of 33 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 0.9%. 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) -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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