Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st in Mexico

Mexico: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st was 16.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
16.0%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
21st
of 31 countries
All-time high
26.1%
in 2012
All-time low
15.6%
in 2016
Years of data
8
2008–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st in Mexico, 2008–2022

01020302008201520222008: 192010: 25.82012: 26.12014: 18.92016: 15.62018: 16.72020: 15.62022: 16

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Mexico stood at 16.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Mexico peaked at 26.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2016.

That places Mexico 21st out of 31 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Mexico, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 19.0%
2010 25.8% +36.1%
2012 26.1% +0.9%
2014 18.9% -27.4%
2016 15.6% -17.6%
2018 16.7% +7.0%
2020 15.6% -6.3%
2022 16.0% +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.0% 19.0% 19.0% 1
2010s 20.6% 15.6% 26.1% 5
2020s 15.8% 15.6% 16.0% 2

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 18 Romania 17.9% compare
  2. 19 Colombia 17.0% compare
  3. 20 Paraguay 16.2% compare
  4. 22 Chile 15.8% compare
  5. 23 Sri Lanka 14.8% compare
  6. 24 Kazakhstan 14.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Mexico?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Mexico was 16.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2012.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2016.
How does Mexico rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st?
Mexico ranks 21st out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 316 data points, 2003–2023
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Poverty gap reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap