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

Latest (2013)
116,000
Change on year
down 18.9%
World rank
6th
of 34 countries
All-time high
143,000
in 2012
All-time low
49,000
in 1998
Years of data
17
1997–2013

Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by in Georgia, 1997–2013

40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k140.0k1997200520131997: 60.0k1998: 49.0k1999: 81.0k2000: 93.0k2001: 121.0k2002: 92.0k2003: 93.0k2004: 85.0k2005: 92.0k2006: 103.0k2007: 116.0k2008: 123.0k2009: 139.0k2010: 130.0k2011: 126.0k2012: 143.0k2013: 116.0k

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

Annual values for Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure in Georgia, 1997 to 2013.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Georgia

  1. 3 Mexico 344,000 compare
  2. 4 Nicaragua 185,000 compare
  3. 5 Indonesia 181,000 compare
  4. 7 Turkey 69,000 compare
  5. 8 Kyrgyzstan 18,000 compare
  6. 9 Peru 16,000 compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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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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Indicator
Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure
Source
Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 337 data points, 1984–2015
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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).