According to the results of a sample survey of households, the share of the population with incomes below the subsistence minimum (poverty level), in the IV quarter of 2021 was 4.9%, that is by 0.3 percentage points lower than in the corresponding period of 2020.
The highest poverty level in the IV quarter of 2021 was registered in Turkistan (9%), Mangystau regions (6.1%) and Shymkent city (6%), and the lowest level was in Nur-Sultan city (1.8%).
Household expenditures by decile distribution show significant differentiation.Thus, in the IV quarter of 2021, the difference in spending on food products between 10% of bottom (poorest) and 10% of top (wealthiest) population was 4.8 times, for non – food products – 7.9 times, and for paid services – 5.4 times.
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