Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st in Pakistan
Pakistan: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st was 22.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st in Pakistan, 2007–2018
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Pakistan is 22.8%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.5% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Pakistan peaked at 22.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2013.
Pakistan ranks 29th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 19.2% | — |
| 2009 | 20.1% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | -19.5% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | +22.5% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 22.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.6% | 19.2% | 20.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 16.2% | 22.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 26 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 29.2% compare
- 27 Dominican Republic 26.0% compare
- 28 Indonesia 23.4%
- 30 Peru 19.9% compare
- 31 Paraguay 16.9% compare
- 32 El Salvador 15.6% compare
More work & labour data for Pakistan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1692 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1658 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1724 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4553 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 160,228 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 146,712 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 259,090 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 251,911 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 511,001 1000 No (2100)
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 22.8% 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 22.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2013.
- How does Pakistan rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st?
- Pakistan ranks 29th 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 19.0%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap