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

Thailand: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st was 0.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
up 760.9%
World rank
34th
of 34 countries
All-time high
8.5%
in 2013
All-time low
0.0%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2006–2021

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

024682006201320212006: 0.062009: 3.92011: 72013: 8.52017: 02019: 0.0142021: 0.117

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.1% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in 2021.

The figure is up 760.9% on the previous year and down 98.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Thailand peaked at 8.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, 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) -urban in Thailand, 2006 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2006 0.1%
2009 3.9% +6441.9%
2011 7.0% +79.7%
2013 8.5% +21.0%
2017 0.0% -100.0%
2019 0.0%
2021 0.1% +760.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.0% 0.1% 3.9% 2
2010s 3.9% 0.0% 8.5% 4
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 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 0.1% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2013.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% 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 98.3%. 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) -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