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

Mexico: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st was 12.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
12.8%
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
14th
of 34 countries
All-time high
12.8%
in 2022
All-time low
4.3%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st in Mexico, 2008–2022

46810122008201520222008: 4.32010: 11.72012: 8.52014: 9.22016: 10.32018: 9.12020: 122022: 12.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 12.8% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 50.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Mexico peaked at 12.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2008.

That places Mexico 14th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Mexico, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 4.3%
2010 11.7% +171.8%
2012 8.5% -27.3%
2014 9.2% +8.0%
2016 10.3% +12.4%
2018 9.1% -12.4%
2020 12.0% +32.2%
2022 12.8% +7.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.3% 4.3% 4.3% 1
2010s 9.8% 8.5% 11.7% 5
2020s 12.4% 12.0% 12.8% 2

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 11 Armenia 16.0% compare
  2. 12 Panama 15.3% compare
  3. 13 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 13.5% compare
  4. 15 Dominican Republic 11.9% compare
  5. 16 Argentina 11.8% compare
  6. 17 Indonesia 11.6% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Mexico?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Mexico was 12.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2022.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2008.
How does Mexico rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st?
Mexico ranks 14th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount