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

Republic of Moldova: Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty was 4.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
4.1%
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
4th
of 46 countries
All-time high
4.6%
in 2010
All-time low
0.8%
in 1999
Years of data
18
1999–2016

Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in Republic of Moldova, 1999–2016

123451999200720161999: 0.784 %2000: 0.863 %2001: 1.3 %2002: 2.2 %2003: 2.4 %2004: 2.7 %2005: 2.3 %2006: 3.7 %2007: 3.2 %2008: 3.9 %2009: 4.1 %2010: 4.6 %2011: 3.5 %2012: 4.1 %2013: 3.6 %2014: 4.3 %2015: 4.4 %2016: 4.1 %

Source: World Bank. Measured in %.

Analysis

Republic of Moldova recorded 4.1% for proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in 2016.

That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Republic of Moldova peaked at 4.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1999.

Republic of Moldova ranks 4th of 46 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in Republic of Moldova, 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 Republic of Moldova, 1999 to 2016.
Year % Change
1999 0.8%
2000 0.9% +10.1%
2001 1.3% +52.4%
2002 2.2% +65.0%
2003 2.4% +12.6%
2004 2.7% +8.9%
2005 2.3% -12.3%
2006 3.7% +56.5%
2007 3.2% -12.6%
2008 3.9% +21.4%
2009 4.1% +4.7%
2010 4.6% +13.6%
2011 3.5% -25.1%
2012 4.1% +18.3%
2013 3.6% -11.7%
2014 4.3% +19.3%
2015 4.4% +3.0%
2016 4.1% -7.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2000s 2.7% 0.9% 4.1% 10
2010s 4.1% 3.5% 4.6% 7

Countries ranked near Republic of Moldova

  1. 1 Georgia 5.5% compare
  2. 2 Nicaragua 4.9% compare
  3. 3 Albania 4.3% compare
  4. 5 Armenia 4.1% compare
  5. 6 Viet Nam 2.5% compare
  6. 7 Romania 2.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Republic of Moldova?
Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Republic of Moldova was 4.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty recorded in Republic of Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty recorded in Republic of Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1999.
How does Republic of Moldova rank for proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty?
Republic of Moldova ranks 4th out of 46 countries with data for 2016.
Is proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Republic of Moldova 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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