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

Moldova: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile was 83.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
83.2%
Change on year
up 6.6%
World rank
3rd
of 34 countries
All-time high
83.2%
in 2018
All-time low
67.6%
in 2010
Years of data
5
2010–2018

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Moldova, 2010–2018

0204060802010201420182010: 67.6 poorest2012: 71.6 poorest2013: 73.7 poorest2017: 78 poorest2018: 83.2 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Moldova is 83.2%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Moldova peaked at 83.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 2010.

Moldova ranks 3rd of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Moldova, 2010 to 2018.
Year poorest Change
2010 67.6% —
2012 71.6% +6.0%
2013 73.7% +3.0%
2017 78.0% +5.8%
2018 83.2% +6.6%

Moldova compared with similar countries

  • Moldova's 83.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.1%, 2.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Moldova's 83.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.2%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 1 Poland 85.0% compare
  2. 2 Belarus 84.2% compare
  3. 4 Romania 82.2% compare
  4. 5 Ukraine 80.8% compare
  5. 6 Serbia 79.2% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Moldova?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Moldova was 83.2% in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 83.2% in 2018.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 2010.
How does Moldova rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
Moldova ranks 3rd out of 34 countries with data for 2018.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Moldova 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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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty gap reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap