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

Thailand: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile was 39.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
39.8%
Change on year
up 15.1%
World rank
15th
of 34 countries
All-time high
39.8%
in 2021
All-time low
0.2%
in 2006
Years of data
7
2006–2021

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

0102030402006201320212006: 0.1842009: 22.92011: 33.62013: 26.92017: 31.92019: 34.52021: 39.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 39.8% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 15.1% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Thailand peaked at 39.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2006.

Thailand ranks 15th of 34 countries on this measure, 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) -urban in Thailand, 2006 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2006 0.2%
2009 22.9% +12300.8%
2011 33.6% +46.8%
2013 26.9% -20.0%
2017 31.9% +18.7%
2019 34.5% +8.3%
2021 39.8% +15.1%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 39.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.5%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.5% 0.2% 22.9% 2
2010s 31.7% 26.9% 34.5% 4
2020s 39.8% 39.8% 39.8% 1

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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 39.8% 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 39.8% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2006.
How does Thailand rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile?
Thailand ranks 15th out of 34 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 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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) -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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