Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social in Mexico

Mexico: Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social was 5.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
5.7%
Change on year
down 37.5%
World rank
19th
of 39 countries
All-time high
24.2%
in 2012
All-time low
5.7%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2008–2022

Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social in Mexico, 2008–2022

5101520252008201520222008: 16.7 preT2010: 21.2 preT2012: 24.2 preT2014: 12.2 preT2016: 12.4 preT2018: 10.2 preT2020: 9.2 preT2022: 5.7 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

The most recent figure for beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social in Mexico is 5.7%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 37.5% on the previous year and down 76.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social in Mexico peaked at 24.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2022.

That places Mexico 19th out of 39 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT) in Mexico, 2008 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2008 16.7%
2010 21.2% +27.0%
2012 24.2% +14.2%
2014 12.2% -49.5%
2016 12.4% +1.6%
2018 10.2% -17.7%
2020 9.2% -10.0%
2022 5.7% -37.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.7% 16.7% 16.7% 1
2010s 16.0% 10.2% 24.2% 5
2020s 7.5% 5.7% 9.2% 2

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 17 Panama 6.7% compare
  2. 18 Republic of Moldova 6.6% compare
  3. 20 Belarus 5.5% compare
  4. 21 Côte d'Ivoire 5.5% compare
  5. 22 Sri Lanka 5.2% compare

See the full ranking of 39 places →

More work & labour data for Mexico

All data for Mexico →

Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social in Mexico?
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social in Mexico was 5.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 2012.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2022.
How does Mexico rank for beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social?
Mexico ranks 19th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 76.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social in Mexico. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/beneficiary-incidence-in-extreme-poor-2-15-a-day-percent-all-social-protection-and-labor/mexico/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/beneficiary-incidence-in-extreme-poor-2-15-a-day-percent-all-social-protection-and-labor/mexico/">Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social in Mexico</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
39 places, 389 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population