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

Mexico: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st was 40.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
40.6%
Change on year
up 9.8%
World rank
21st
of 36 countries
All-time high
40.6%
in 2022
All-time low
22.9%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st in Mexico, 2008–2022

0102030402008201520222008: 22.92010: 35.72012: 35.62014: 31.52016: 36.82018: 34.62020: 372022: 40.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Mexico stood at 40.6%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Mexico peaked at 40.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2008.

Mexico ranks 21st of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Mexico, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 22.9%
2010 35.7% +55.9%
2012 35.6% -0.2%
2014 31.5% -11.5%
2016 36.8% +17.0%
2018 34.6% -6.1%
2020 37.0% +6.9%
2022 40.6% +9.8%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 40.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.9%, 81% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 40.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 29.8%, 1.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.9% 22.9% 22.9% 1
2010s 34.8% 31.5% 36.8% 5
2020s 38.8% 37.0% 40.6% 2

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 18 Argentina 51.3% compare
  2. 19 Viet Nam 48.6% compare
  3. 20 Panama 46.3% compare
  4. 22 Costa Rica 40.4% compare
  5. 23 Thailand 40.0% compare
  6. 24 Sri Lanka 30.3% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Mexico?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Mexico was 40.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2022.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2008.
How does Mexico rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st?
Mexico ranks 21st out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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 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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