Peru has been one of the countries
hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in the last two years.
To prevent the spread of the virus, the government
implemented a strict...
Type: Poverty AssessmentReport#: 181729Date: April 25, 2023Author:
World Bank
Peru was one of the countries most
affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of health and
economic impacts and the erosion of the socialgains achieved
in the previous...
Type: Poverty AssessmentReport#: 181744Date: April 25, 2023Author:
World Bank
This chapter analyzes the progress in
monetary and nonmonetary dimensions of poverty, focusing on
the two decades before the COVID-19 crisis and on the years
of the...
Type: Poverty AssessmentReport#: 181743Date: April 25, 2023Author:
World Bank
Over the two decades previous to the
COVID-19 crisis, tax revenues as a proportion of gross
domestic product (GDP) in Peru experienced a modest
increase despite reforms...
Type: Poverty AssessmentReport#: 181692Date: April 25, 2023Author:
World Bank
Gender-based violence (GBV) is a
persistent challenge with negative impacts not only for the
survivors and their families, but all Peruvian society.
There is a persistent...
Type: Poverty AssessmentReport#: 181728Date: April 24, 2023Author:
World Bank
Vietnam is a country on the move and in
transition. Indicators are pointing in the right direction,
with many positive economic and social developments. The
amount of...
Type: Poverty AssessmentReport#: 170511Date: April 10, 2023Author:
World Bank
Vietnam is a country on the move and in
transition. Indicators are pointing in the right direction,
with many positive economic and social developments. The
amount of...
Type: Poverty AssessmentReport#: 170511Date: April 10, 2023Author:
World Bank
The main areas covered in the current
Poverty and GenderAssessment (PGA) are rural incomes, with a
focus onagriculture; vulnerability to poverty; and gender
disparities.The...
Type: Poverty AssessmentReport#: 185670Date: December 31, 2022Author:
World Bank
This poverty assessment evaluates
Cambodia’s poverty reduction progress between
2009 and 2019 and contributing factors. Based on the authors
understanding of...
This poverty assessment evaluates
Cambodia’s poverty reduction progress between
2009 and 2019 and contributing factors. Based on the authors
understanding of...
Type: Poverty AssessmentReport#: 177929Date: November 22, 2022Author:
World Bank
This report assesses recent progress in
poverty reduction in Zanzibar. It is based on
Zanzibar’s last three household budget surveys
and considers the period...
Type: Poverty AssessmentReport#: 177527Date: November 3, 2022Author:
World Bank
This report assesses recent progress in
poverty reduction in Zanzibar. It is based on
Zanzibar’s last three household budget surveys
and considers the period...
Type: Poverty AssessmentReport#: 177527Date: November 1, 2022Author:
World Bank
Mongolia made notable strides in
reducing poverty from 2010 to 2014, but the pace of poverty
reduction slowed significantly after the 2016 economic
recession. The trend...
The purpose of this poverty assessment
is to shine a new light on poverty, inequality, and its
drivers in Costa Rica. The report provides a descriptive
overview of poverty...
Type: Poverty AssessmentReport#: 176265Date: September 1, 2022Author:
World Bank
The share of Uganda’s
population that lives below the poverty line has fluctuated
over the last seven years, greatly influenced by shocks that
have tested the...
Type: Poverty AssessmentReport#: 181921Date: July 11, 2022Author:
Atamanov,Aziz ;
Malasquez Carbonel,Eduardo Alonso ;
Myers,Cara Ann ;
Granguillhome Ochoa,Rogelio ;
Sinha,Nistha
This poverty synthesis notes documents
Myanmar’s poverty reduction progress leading to
the COVID-19 crisis, and setback to these gains brought
about by the COVID-19...
In 2020, Brazil was about to face
socioeconomic disruptions of historical proportions. The
onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has broken several
undesirable Brazilian records....
Type: Poverty AssessmentReport#: 173787Date: July 6, 2022Author:
World Bank
Poverty in Malawi is high, persistent,
and exhibits important heterogeneity across the country. In
the last decade, while some people escaped poverty, others
fell into...
Type: Poverty AssessmentReport#: 173318Date: June 30, 2022Author:
Caruso,German Daniel ;
Cardona Sosa,Lina Marcela
The share of Uganda’s
population that lives below the poverty line has fluctuated
over the last seven years, greatly influenced by shocks that
have tested the...
Type: Poverty AssessmentReport#: AUS0002913Date: June 26, 2022Author:
Atamanov,Aziz ;
Malasquez Carbonel,Eduardo Alonso ;
Masaki,Takaaki ;
Myers,Cara Ann ;
Granguillhome Ochoa,Rogelio ;
Sinha,Nistha
The Poverty and Gender Assessment
examines the structural challenges to securing a robust and
inclusive recovery from the pandemic and sustained progress
in poverty...
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