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

Pakistan: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 22.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
22.3%
Change on year
up 82.6%
World rank
20th
of 31 countries
All-time high
22.3%
in 2018
All-time low
9.0%
in 2009
Years of data
5
2007–2018

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

051015202007201220182007: 11.62009: 92013: 9.62015: 12.22018: 22.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2018, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Pakistan stood at 22.3%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 82.6% on the previous year and up 92.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Pakistan peaked at 22.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2009.

Pakistan ranks 20th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Pakistan, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 11.6%
2009 9.0% -22.5%
2013 9.6% +6.9%
2015 12.2% +26.9%
2018 22.3% +82.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.3% 9.0% 11.6% 2
2010s 14.7% 9.6% 22.3% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Pakistan?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Pakistan was 22.3% in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2018.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2009.
How does Pakistan rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
Pakistan ranks 20th out of 31 countries with data for 2018.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 92.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan 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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