Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st in Thailand

Thailand: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st was 0.6% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
up 302.4%
World rank
34th
of 34 countries
All-time high
14.2%
in 2011
All-time low
0.1%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2006–2021

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st in Thailand, 2006–2021

0510152006201320212006: 0.4672009: 9.92011: 14.22013: 142017: 0.0822019: 0.1512021: 0.608

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.6% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in 2021.

That represents a change of up 302.4% on the previous year and down 95.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in Thailand peaked at 14.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.

That places Thailand 34th out of 34 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Thailand, 2006 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2006 0.5%
2009 9.9% +2012.6%
2011 14.2% +44.1%
2013 14.0% -1.1%
2017 0.1% -99.4%
2019 0.2% +84.4%
2021 0.6% +302.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.2% 0.5% 9.9% 2
2010s 7.1% 0.1% 14.2% 4
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in Thailand?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in Thailand was 0.6% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2011.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
How does Thailand rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st?
Thailand ranks 34th out of 34 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 95.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 329 data points, 2004–2023
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