Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Pakistan

Pakistan: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st was 26.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
26.8%
Change on year
up 36.2%
World rank
30th
of 36 countries
All-time high
26.8%
in 2018
All-time low
14.6%
in 2007
Years of data
5
2007–2018

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Pakistan, 2007–2018

01020302007201220182007: 14.62009: 19.52013: 172015: 19.72018: 26.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 26.8% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 36.2% on the previous year and up 83.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Pakistan peaked at 26.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2007.

That places Pakistan 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Pakistan, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 14.6%
2009 19.5% +33.6%
2013 17.0% -13.0%
2015 19.7% +15.8%
2018 26.8% +36.2%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's 26.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.8%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.1% 14.6% 19.5% 2
2010s 21.2% 17.0% 26.8% 3

Countries ranked near Pakistan

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  5. 32 Honduras 10.4% compare
  6. 33 Malawi 7.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Pakistan?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Pakistan was 26.8% in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 2018.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2007.
How does Pakistan rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st?
Pakistan ranks 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2018.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 83.4%. 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 Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 data points, 2002–2023
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