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

Chile: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile was 37.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
37.9%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
7th
of 34 countries
All-time high
38.7%
in 2020
All-time low
14.6%
in 2006
Years of data
8
2006–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile in Chile, 2006–2022

0102030402006201420222006: 14.62009: 26.42011: 222013: 22.82015: 15.82017: 282020: 38.72022: 37.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Chile is 37.9%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 72.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Chile peaked at 38.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2006.

That places Chile 7th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Chile, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 14.6%
2009 26.4% +80.6%
2011 22.0% -16.6%
2013 22.8% +3.8%
2015 15.8% -30.6%
2017 28.0% +76.5%
2020 38.7% +38.6%
2022 37.9% -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.5% 14.6% 26.4% 2
2010s 22.2% 15.8% 28.0% 4
2020s 38.3% 37.9% 38.7% 2

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 4 Belarus 47.7% compare
  2. 5 Romania 47.5% compare
  3. 6 Kazakhstan 45.9% compare
  4. 8 Armenia 37.0% compare
  5. 9 Republic of Moldova 34.3% compare
  6. 10 Brazil 33.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Chile?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Chile was 37.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 38.7% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2006.
How does Chile rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile?
Chile ranks 7th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap