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

Thailand: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 1.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
1.0%
Change on year
up 392.9%
World rank
34th
of 34 countries
All-time high
27.9%
in 2011
All-time low
0.2%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2006–2021

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Thailand, 2006–2021

01020302006201320212006: 0.6952009: 182011: 27.92013: 25.72017: 0.1762019: 0.2052021: 1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 1.0% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in 2021.

The figure is up 392.9% on the previous year and down 96.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Thailand peaked at 27.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2017.

That places Thailand 34th out of 34 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Thailand, 2006 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2006 0.7%
2009 18.0% +2493.8%
2011 27.9% +54.5%
2013 25.7% -7.7%
2017 0.2% -99.3%
2019 0.2% +16.1%
2021 1.0% +392.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.4% 0.7% 18.0% 2
2010s 13.5% 0.2% 27.9% 4
2020s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Thailand?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Thailand was 1.0% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2011.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
How does Thailand rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Thailand ranks 34th out of 34 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 96.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Thailand 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
Last refreshed

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