Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Pakistan
Pakistan: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st was 25.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Pakistan, 2007–2018
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 25.0% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.2% on the previous year and up 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Pakistan peaked at 25.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2007.
Pakistan ranks 29th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 15.2% | — |
| 2009 | 19.7% | +29.3% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | -17.5% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | +33.2% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 25.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.0%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 15.2% | 19.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 16.2% | 25.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 26 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 31.2% compare
- 27 Dominican Republic 27.0% compare
- 28 Indonesia 27.0%
- 30 Peru 24.2% compare
- 31 Paraguay 21.7% compare
- 32 El Salvador 16.2% 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 25.0% 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 25.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2007.
- How does Pakistan rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st?
- Pakistan ranks 29th out of 37 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 64.4%. 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). 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