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

Mexico: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile was 21.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
21.5%
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
23rd
of 34 countries
All-time high
22.7%
in 2012
All-time low
13.6%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022

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

05101520252008201520222008: 13.62010: 16.52012: 22.72014: 17.32016: 18.52018: 20.62020: 20.52022: 21.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 21.5% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in 2022.

The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Mexico peaked at 22.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2008.

Mexico ranks 23rd of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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) -urban in Mexico, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 13.6%
2010 16.5% +21.2%
2012 22.7% +37.3%
2014 17.3% -23.7%
2016 18.5% +7.3%
2018 20.6% +11.0%
2020 20.5% -0.6%
2022 21.5% +5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.6% 13.6% 13.6% 1
2010s 19.1% 16.5% 22.7% 5
2020s 21.0% 20.5% 21.5% 2

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 20 Costa Rica 27.9% compare
  2. 21 Viet Nam 27.3% compare
  3. 22 Sri Lanka 22.2% compare
  4. 24 Pakistan 21.0% compare
  5. 25 Ecuador 17.0% compare
  6. 26 South Africa 13.5% 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 21.5% 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 22.7% in 2012.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2008.
How does Mexico rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile?
Mexico ranks 23rd out of 34 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 down 5.1%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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