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

Thailand: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 27.4% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
27.4%
Change on year
up 14.6%
World rank
18th
of 31 countries
All-time high
27.4%
in 2021
All-time low
0.0%
in 2006
Years of data
7
2006–2021

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

01020302006201320212006: 0.0092009: 8.62011: 11.92013: 15.62017: 21.32019: 23.92021: 27.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Thailand is 27.4%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 14.6% on the previous year and up 130.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Thailand peaked at 27.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2006.

That places Thailand 18th out of 31 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Thailand, 2006 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2006 0.0%
2009 8.6% +99348.6%
2011 11.9% +37.9%
2013 15.6% +31.3%
2017 21.3% +37.0%
2019 23.9% +12.0%
2021 27.4% +14.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.3% 0.0% 8.6% 2
2010s 18.2% 11.9% 23.9% 4
2020s 27.4% 27.4% 27.4% 1

Countries ranked near Thailand

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  3. 17 Costa Rica 27.7% compare
  4. 19 Sri Lanka 25.6% compare
  5. 20 Pakistan 22.3% compare
  6. 21 Viet Nam 15.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Thailand?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Thailand was 27.4% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2006.
How does Thailand rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
Thailand ranks 18th out of 31 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 130.9%. 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 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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