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

Pakistan: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 21.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
21.2%
Change on year
up 62.8%
World rank
21st
of 34 countries
All-time high
21.2%
in 2018
All-time low
10.1%
in 2009
Years of data
5
2007–2018

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

051015202007201220182007: 11.5 poorest2009: 10.1 poorest2013: 10.1 poorest2015: 13 poorest2018: 21.2 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2018, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Pakistan stood at 21.2%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.8% on the previous year and up 84.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Pakistan peaked at 21.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2009.

That places Pakistan 21st out of 34 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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) in Pakistan, 2007 to 2018.
Year poorest Change
2007 11.5%
2009 10.1% -12.6%
2013 10.1% +0.4%
2015 13.0% +29.1%
2018 21.2% +62.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.8% 10.1% 11.5% 2
2010s 14.8% 10.1% 21.2% 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 21.2% 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 21.2% in 2018.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2009.
How does Pakistan rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
Pakistan ranks 21st out of 34 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 84.4%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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