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

Pakistan: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile was 2.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
2.5%
Change on year
down 21.8%
World rank
31st
of 34 countries
All-time high
9.8%
in 2009
All-time low
2.5%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2007–2018

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

2468102007201220182007: 7.62009: 9.82013: 4.62015: 3.22018: 2.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2018, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Pakistan stood at 2.5%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 21.8% on the previous year and down 67.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Pakistan peaked at 9.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2018.

Pakistan ranks 31st of 34 countries on this measure, 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) -urban in Pakistan, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 7.6%
2009 9.8% +28.4%
2013 4.6% -53.1%
2015 3.2% -30.6%
2018 2.5% -21.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.7% 7.6% 9.8% 2
2010s 3.4% 2.5% 4.6% 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 2.5% 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 9.8% in 2009.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2018.
How does Pakistan rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile?
Pakistan ranks 31st 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 down 67.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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) -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
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