Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor in Mexico

Mexico: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor was 0.2% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
0.2%
Change on year
down 58.2%
World rank
25th
of 26 countries
All-time high
3.8%
in 2010
All-time low
0.2%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2010–2020

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

012342010201520202010: 3.8 <$2.15 a day2012: 0.739 <$2.15 a day2014: 3.1 <$2.15 a day2016: 2.4 <$2.15 a day2018: 0.561 <$2.15 a day2020: 0.235 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

In 2020, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Mexico stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is down 58.2% on the previous year and down 93.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Mexico peaked at 3.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.

That places Mexico 25th out of 26 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Mexico, 2010 to 2020.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2010 3.8%
2012 0.7% -80.7%
2014 3.1% +316.6%
2016 2.4% -22.7%
2018 0.6% -76.4%
2020 0.2% -58.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2.1% 0.6% 3.8% 5
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Mexico?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Mexico was 0.2% in 2020, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
How does Mexico rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor?
Mexico ranks 25th out of 26 countries with data for 2020.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 93.9%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
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