Adequacy of benefits (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Pakistan

Pakistan: Adequacy of benefits (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers was 5.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
5.0%
Change on year
down 12.9%
World rank
20th
of 26 countries
All-time high
17.9%
in 2007
All-time low
5.0%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2007–2018

Adequacy of benefits (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Pakistan, 2007–2018

51015202007201220182007: 17.92009: 11.82013: 7.92015: 5.72018: 5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Pakistan is 5.0%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 72.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Pakistan peaked at 17.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2018.

That places Pakistan 20th out of 26 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Adequacy of benefits (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Pakistan, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 17.9%
2009 11.8% -34.2%
2013 7.9% -33.0%
2015 5.7% -27.9%
2018 5.0% -12.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.9% 11.8% 17.9% 2
2010s 6.2% 5.0% 7.9% 3

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 17 Sri Lanka 7.3% compare
  2. 18 Mexico 5.6% compare
  3. 19 Türkiye 5.3% compare
  4. 21 Indonesia 3.8%
  5. 22 Chile 3.2% compare
  6. 23 Peru 2.5%

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Pakistan?
Adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Pakistan was 5.0% in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2007.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2018.
How does Pakistan rank for adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers?
Pakistan ranks 20th out of 26 countries with data for 2018.
Is adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 72.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 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