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

Pakistan: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st was 25.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
25.9%
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
9th
of 31 countries
All-time high
33.2%
in 2009
All-time low
25.9%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2007–2018

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st in Pakistan, 2007–2018

01020302007201220182007: 31.12009: 33.22013: 26.62015: 28.12018: 25.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Pakistan is 25.9%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Pakistan peaked at 33.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 2018.

Pakistan ranks 9th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Pakistan, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 31.1%
2009 33.2% +6.7%
2013 26.6% -20.0%
2015 28.1% +5.8%
2018 25.9% -7.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32.2% 31.1% 33.2% 2
2010s 26.9% 25.9% 28.1% 3

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 6 Mongolia 33.2% compare
  2. 7 Ecuador 32.9% compare
  3. 8 Kyrgyzstan 26.1% compare
  4. 10 Armenia 25.0% compare
  5. 11 Honduras 24.3% compare
  6. 12 Malawi 23.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Pakistan?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Pakistan was 25.9% in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2009.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 2018.
How does Pakistan rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st?
Pakistan ranks 9th out of 31 countries with data for 2018.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pakistan 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