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

Pakistan: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st was 2.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
2.4%
Change on year
down 22.9%
World rank
21st
of 25 countries
All-time high
9.2%
in 2009
All-time low
2.4%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2007–2018

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

2468102007201220182007: 7.62009: 9.22013: 4.62015: 3.22018: 2.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 2.4% for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 22.9% on the previous year and down 67.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Pakistan peaked at 9.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2018.

That places Pakistan 21st out of 25 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Pakistan, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 7.6%
2009 9.2% +20.7%
2013 4.6% -50.1%
2015 3.2% -30.6%
2018 2.4% -22.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.4% 7.6% 9.2% 2
2010s 3.4% 2.4% 4.6% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Pakistan?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Pakistan was 2.4% in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2009.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2018.
How does Pakistan rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st?
Pakistan ranks 21st out of 25 countries with data for 2018.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 67.8%. 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 (%) - 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
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