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

Armenia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile was 75.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
75.7%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
9th
of 32 countries
All-time high
78.8%
in 2020
All-time low
66.9%
in 2008
Years of data
15
2008–2022

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

0204060802008201520222008: 66.9 poorest2009: 72.6 poorest2010: 72.9 poorest2011: 72 poorest2012: 73.3 poorest2013: 70.1 poorest2014: 71.6 poorest2015: 71.5 poorest2016: 71.5 poorest2017: 74.9 poorest2018: 73.5 poorest2019: 73.5 poorest2020: 78.8 poorest2021: 74.3 poorest2022: 75.7 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Armenia recorded 75.7% for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Armenia peaked at 78.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 66.9%, in 2008.

That places Armenia 9th out of 32 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 69.8% 66.9% 72.6% 2
2010s 72.5% 70.1% 74.9% 10
2020s 76.3% 74.3% 78.8% 3

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 6 Serbia 79.2% compare
  2. 7 Kazakhstan 79.1% compare
  3. 8 Kyrgyzstan 78.0% compare
  4. 10 Mongolia 70.4% compare
  5. 11 Turkey 60.6% compare
  6. 12 Uruguay 55.5% 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 75.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 78.8% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 66.9% in 2008.
How does Armenia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
Armenia ranks 9th out of 32 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 3.3%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
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