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

Mexico: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile was 22.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
22.2%
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
16th
of 34 countries
All-time high
25.2%
in 2010
All-time low
11.3%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile in Mexico, 2008–2022

01020302008201520222008: 11.32010: 25.22012: 19.42014: 18.32016: 24.62018: 19.82020: 202022: 22.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 22.2% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in 2022.

The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Mexico peaked at 25.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2008.

Mexico ranks 16th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Mexico, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 11.3%
2010 25.2% +123.8%
2012 19.4% -23.0%
2014 18.3% -5.8%
2016 24.6% +34.6%
2018 19.8% -19.7%
2020 20.0% +1.1%
2022 22.2% +11.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.3% 11.3% 11.3% 1
2010s 21.5% 18.3% 25.2% 5
2020s 21.1% 20.0% 22.2% 2

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 13 Panama 27.7% compare
  2. 14 Uruguay 23.4% compare
  3. 15 Indonesia 23.4% compare
  4. 17 Costa Rica 20.7% compare
  5. 18 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 19.3% compare
  6. 19 Serbia 19.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Mexico?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Mexico was 22.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2010.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2008.
How does Mexico rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile?
Mexico ranks 16th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico 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

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