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

Mexico: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 5.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
5.9%
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
24th
of 31 countries
All-time high
6.3%
in 2020
All-time low
0.6%
in 2014
Years of data
8
2008–2022

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

02462008201520222008: 22010: 2.82012: 52014: 0.6182016: 5.52018: 5.52020: 6.32022: 5.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Mexico is 5.9%, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Mexico peaked at 6.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2014.

That places Mexico 24th out of 31 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Mexico, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 2.0%
2010 2.8% +39.6%
2012 5.0% +75.9%
2014 0.6% -87.5%
2016 5.5% +790.3%
2018 5.5% +0.4%
2020 6.3% +14.7%
2022 5.9% -7.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 1
2010s 3.9% 0.6% 5.5% 5
2020s 6.1% 5.9% 6.3% 2

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 21 Viet Nam 15.5% compare
  2. 22 South Africa 7.0% compare
  3. 23 Panama 6.6% compare
  4. 25 Dominican Republic 5.2% compare
  5. 26 Ecuador 4.2% compare
  6. 27 Colombia 2.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Mexico?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Mexico was 5.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2014.
How does Mexico rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
Mexico ranks 24th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. 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 Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 292 data points, 2002–2023
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