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

Argentina: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st was 51.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
51.3%
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
18th
of 36 countries
All-time high
56.6%
in 2020
All-time low
39.1%
in 2006
Years of data
13
2006–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st in Argentina, 2006–2022

02040602006201420222006: 39.12010: 49.12011: 47.42012: 49.92013: 54.82014: 47.32016: 49.92017: 50.72018: 48.52019: 50.32020: 56.62021: 49.32022: 51.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Argentina is 51.3%, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Argentina peaked at 56.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 39.1%, in 2006.

Argentina ranks 18th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Argentina, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 39.1%
2010 49.1% +25.7%
2011 47.4% -3.4%
2012 49.9% +5.2%
2013 54.8% +9.8%
2014 47.3% -13.7%
2016 49.9% +5.4%
2017 50.7% +1.6%
2018 48.5% -4.2%
2019 50.3% +3.7%
2020 56.6% +12.6%
2021 49.3% -13.0%
2022 51.3% +4.0%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 51.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.9%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Argentina's 51.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 29.8%, 1.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39.1% 39.1% 39.1% 1
2010s 49.8% 47.3% 54.8% 9
2020s 52.4% 49.3% 56.6% 3

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 15 Kosovo 60.0% compare
  2. 15 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 60.0% compare
  3. 17 Brazil 55.6% compare
  4. 19 Viet Nam 48.6% compare
  5. 20 Panama 46.3% compare
  6. 21 Mexico 40.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Argentina?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Argentina was 51.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 56.6% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 39.1% in 2006.
How does Argentina rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st?
Argentina ranks 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 data points, 2002–2023
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