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

Thailand: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile was 0.6% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
up 323.9%
World rank
34th
of 34 countries
All-time high
16.4%
in 2013
All-time low
0.1%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2006–2021

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

0510152006201320212006: 0.2512009: 8.32011: 13.12013: 16.42017: 0.0772019: 0.1342021: 0.569

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2021, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Thailand stood at 0.6%.

That represents a change of up 323.9% on the previous year and down 95.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Thailand peaked at 16.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.

Thailand ranks 34th of 34 countries on this measure, 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) -urban in Thailand, 2006 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2006 0.3%
2009 8.3% +3194.0%
2011 13.1% +58.6%
2013 16.4% +25.0%
2017 0.1% -99.5%
2019 0.1% +74.1%
2021 0.6% +323.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.3% 0.3% 8.3% 2
2010s 7.4% 0.1% 16.4% 4
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 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 0.6% 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 16.4% in 2013.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% 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 95.7%. 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) -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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Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap