Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st in Pakistan
Pakistan: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st was 2.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st in Pakistan, 2007–2018
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.6% | 9.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.4% | 4.6% | 3 |
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More work & labour data for Pakistan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1692 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1658 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1724 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4553 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 160,228 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 146,712 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 259,090 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 251,911 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 511,001 1000 No (2100)
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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Poverty gap reduction due to Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap