Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by in Georgia
Georgia: Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by was 116,000 in 2013. ▲ Rising
Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by in Georgia, 1997–2013
Source: Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Georgia is 116,000, measured in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.9% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Georgia peaked at 143,000 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 49,000, in 1998.
Georgia ranks 6th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 60,000 | — |
| 1998 | 49,000 | -18.3% |
| 1999 | 81,000 | +65.3% |
| 2000 | 93,000 | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 121,000 | +30.1% |
| 2002 | 92,000 | -24.0% |
| 2003 | 93,000 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 85,000 | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 92,000 | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 103,000 | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 116,000 | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 123,000 | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 139,000 | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 130,000 | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 126,000 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 143,000 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 116,000 | -18.9% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 116,000 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,000, 12.9× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63,333 | 49,000 | 81,000 | 3 |
| 2000s | 105,700 | 85,000 | 139,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 128,750 | 116,000 | 143,000 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Georgia?
- Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Georgia was 116,000 in 2013, according to Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection).
- What is the highest number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 143,000 in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,000 in 1998.
- How does Georgia rank for number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by?
- Georgia ranks 6th out of 34 countries with data for 2013.
- Is number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection), published as part of Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure. This indicator shows the number of people living in households experiencing impoverishing out-of-pocket health expenditures, defined as expenditures without which the household they live in would have been above the $2.15 poverty line, but because of the expenditures is below the poverty line. Out-of-pocket health expenditure is defined as any spending incurred by a household when any member uses a health good or service to receive any type of care (preventive, curative, rehabilitative, long-term or palliative care); provided by any type of provider; for any type of disease, illness or health condition; in any type of setting (outpatient, inpatient, at home).