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

Thailand: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st was 40.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
40.0%
Change on year
up 15.5%
World rank
23rd
of 36 countries
All-time high
40.0%
in 2021
All-time low
0.4%
in 2006
Years of data
7
2006–2021

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st in Thailand, 2006–2021

0102030402006201320212006: 0.4352009: 282011: 39.92013: 36.32017: 31.92019: 34.62021: 40

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2021, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Thailand stood at 40.0%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.5% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Thailand peaked at 40.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2006.

Thailand ranks 23rd of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Thailand, 2006 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2006 0.4%
2009 28.0% +6345.5%
2011 39.9% +42.6%
2013 36.3% -9.0%
2017 31.9% -12.1%
2019 34.6% +8.3%
2021 40.0% +15.5%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 40.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.9%, 80% of the median. (24 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.2% 0.4% 28.0% 2
2010s 35.7% 31.9% 39.9% 4
2020s 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 1

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 20 Panama 46.3% compare
  2. 21 Mexico 40.6% compare
  3. 22 Costa Rica 40.4% compare
  4. 24 Sri Lanka 30.3% compare
  5. 25 Ecuador 29.8% compare
  6. 26 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 29.2% 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 Thailand?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Thailand was 40.0% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2006.
How does Thailand rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st?
Thailand ranks 23rd out of 36 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand 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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