Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Pakistan

Pakistan: Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash was 4.1% in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
4.1%
Change on year
down 15.4%
World rank
20th
of 25 countries
All-time high
21.2%
in 2007
All-time low
4.1%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2007–2018

Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Pakistan, 2007–2018

51015202007201220182007: 21.22009: 82013: 10.12015: 4.92018: 4.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2018, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Pakistan stood at 4.1%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 80.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Pakistan peaked at 21.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2018.

That places Pakistan 20th out of 25 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban in Pakistan, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 21.2%
2009 8.0% -62.5%
2013 10.1% +27.1%
2015 4.9% -52.0%
2018 4.1% -15.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.6% 8.0% 21.2% 2
2010s 6.4% 4.1% 10.1% 3

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 17 Sri Lanka 8.2% compare
  2. 18 Türkiye 5.3% compare
  3. 19 Indonesia 5.0%
  4. 21 Chile 3.8% compare
  5. 22 Peru 2.8%
  6. 23 Uruguay 1.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Pakistan?
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Pakistan was 4.1% in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2007.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2018.
How does Pakistan rank for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash?
Pakistan ranks 20th out of 25 countries with data for 2018.
Is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 80.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 211 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group