Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st in Argentina

Argentina: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st was 26.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
26.9%
Change on year
up 16.5%
World rank
8th
of 25 countries
All-time high
37.4%
in 2020
All-time low
15.7%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2016–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st in Argentina, 2016–2022

0102030402016201920222016: 17.82017: 15.72018: 16.62019: 19.92020: 37.42021: 232022: 26.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Argentina stood at 26.9%.

The figure is up 16.5% on the previous year and up 51.2% over ten years.

That places Argentina 8th out of 25 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Argentina, 2016 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2016 17.8%
2017 15.7% -11.7%
2018 16.6% +5.7%
2019 19.9% +20.2%
2020 37.4% +87.9%
2021 23.0% -38.5%
2022 26.9% +16.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 17.5% 15.7% 19.9% 4
2020s 29.1% 23.0% 37.4% 3

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 5 Armenia 35.1% compare
  2. 6 Viet Nam 33.1% compare
  3. 7 Georgia 32.7% compare
  4. 9 Republic of Moldova 25.3%
  5. 10 Kazakhstan 24.5% compare
  6. 11 Ukraine 22.9%

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Argentina?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Argentina was 26.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 37.4% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2017.
How does Argentina rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st?
Argentina ranks 8th out of 25 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 211 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

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