Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Pakistan

Pakistan: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 7.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
7.1%
Change on year
down 25.2%
World rank
30th
of 34 countries
All-time high
11.7%
in 2009
All-time low
3.8%
in 2007
Years of data
5
2007–2018

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Pakistan, 2007–2018

46810122007201220182007: 3.82009: 11.72013: 8.52015: 9.42018: 7.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2018, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Pakistan stood at 7.1%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.2% on the previous year and up 87.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Pakistan peaked at 11.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2007.

That places Pakistan 30th out of 34 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Pakistan, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 3.8%
2009 11.7% +210.7%
2013 8.5% -27.4%
2015 9.4% +11.0%
2018 7.1% -25.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.7% 3.8% 11.7% 2
2010s 8.3% 7.1% 9.4% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Pakistan?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Pakistan was 7.1% in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2009.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2007.
How does Pakistan rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Pakistan ranks 30th out of 34 countries with data for 2018.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 87.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 329 data points, 2004–2023
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