Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in Armenia

Armenia: Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty was 4.1% in 2013. ▼ Falling

Latest (2013)
4.1%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
5th
of 46 countries
All-time high
4.3%
in 2003
All-time low
1.5%
in 2007
Years of data
14
1999–2013

Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in Armenia, 1999–2013

012341999200620131999: 3.6 %2001: 3.3 %2002: 3.7 %2003: 4.3 %2004: 3.4 %2005: 2.6 %2006: 4.2 %2007: 1.5 %2008: 1.8 %2009: 1.9 %2010: 1.8 %2011: 3.2 %2012: 4.1 %2013: 4.1 %

Source: World Bank. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2013, proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Armenia stood at 4.1%.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Armenia peaked at 4.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2007.

That places Armenia 5th out of 46 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in Armenia, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%) in Armenia, 1999 to 2013.
Year % Change
1999 3.6%
2001 3.3% -8.5%
2002 3.7% +13.7%
2003 4.3% +13.8%
2004 3.4% -19.4%
2005 2.6% -25.2%
2006 4.2% +64.0%
2007 1.5% -64.1%
2008 1.8% +18.6%
2009 1.9% +4.2%
2010 1.8% -5.8%
2011 3.2% +83.5%
2012 4.1% +27.3%
2013 4.1% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.6% 3.6% 3.6% 1
2000s 3.0% 1.5% 4.3% 9
2010s 3.3% 1.8% 4.1% 4

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 2 Nicaragua 4.9% compare
  2. 3 Albania 4.3% compare
  3. 4 Republic of Moldova 4.1% compare
  4. 6 Viet Nam 2.5% compare
  5. 7 Romania 2.1% compare
  6. 8 Jamaica 2.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Armenia?
Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Armenia was 4.1% in 2013, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2003.
What is the lowest proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2007.
How does Armenia rank for proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty?
Armenia ranks 5th out of 46 countries with data for 2013.
Is proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Armenia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%)
Unit
%
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
46 places, 445 data points, 1984–2018
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