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

Pakistan: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile was 45.1% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
45.1%
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
4th
of 31 countries
All-time high
46.9%
in 2015
All-time low
42.8%
in 2009
Years of data
5
2007–2018

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

010203040502007201220182007: 45.3 poorest2009: 42.8 poorest2013: 44.5 poorest2015: 46.9 poorest2018: 45.1 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2018, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Pakistan stood at 45.1%.

That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Pakistan peaked at 46.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 42.8%, in 2009.

That places Pakistan 4th out of 31 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Pakistan, 2007 to 2018.
Year poorest Change
2007 45.3%
2009 42.8% -5.4%
2013 44.5% +3.9%
2015 46.9% +5.4%
2018 45.1% -3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 44.1% 42.8% 45.3% 2
2010s 45.5% 44.5% 46.9% 3

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 1 Poland 86.7% compare
  2. 2 Thailand 62.0% compare
  3. 3 Dominican Republic 47.1% compare
  4. 5 Georgia 43.8% compare
  5. 6 Belarus 36.0% compare
  6. 7 Mongolia 30.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Pakistan?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Pakistan was 45.1% in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 2015.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 42.8% in 2009.
How does Pakistan rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile?
Pakistan ranks 4th out of 31 countries with data for 2018.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 data points, 2003–2023
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Poverty gap reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap