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

Mexico: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
0.0%
Change on year
down 75.1%
World rank
26th
of 26 countries
All-time high
1.6%
in 2010
All-time low
0.0%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2010–2020

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Mexico, 2010–2020

00.511.52010201520202010: 1.6 poorest2012: 0.533 poorest2014: 1.3 poorest2016: 0.621 poorest2018: 0.182 poorest2020: 0.045 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Mexico is 0.0%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 75.1% on the previous year and down 97.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Mexico peaked at 1.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.

Mexico ranks 26th of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Mexico, 2010 to 2020.
Year poorest Change
2010 1.6%
2012 0.5% -67.1%
2014 1.3% +145.7%
2016 0.6% -52.6%
2018 0.2% -70.7%
2020 0.0% -75.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.9% 0.2% 1.6% 5
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Mexico?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Mexico was 0.0% in 2020, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
How does Mexico rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
Mexico ranks 26th out of 26 countries with data for 2020.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 97.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

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