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

Chile: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 27.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
27.3%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
4th
of 35 countries
All-time high
27.3%
in 2022
All-time low
8.8%
in 2006
Years of data
8
2006–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Chile, 2006–2022

101520252006201420222006: 8.8 poorest2009: 17.1 poorest2011: 13.8 poorest2013: 14.4 poorest2015: 9 poorest2017: 19.3 poorest2020: 26.7 poorest2022: 27.3 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Chile stood at 27.3%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 98.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Chile peaked at 27.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2006.

Chile ranks 4th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Chile, 2006 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2006 8.8%
2009 17.1% +94.7%
2011 13.8% -19.3%
2013 14.4% +4.7%
2015 9.0% -37.5%
2017 19.3% +113.7%
2020 26.7% +38.5%
2022 27.3% +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.9% 8.8% 17.1% 2
2010s 14.1% 9.0% 19.3% 4
2020s 27.0% 26.7% 27.3% 2

Countries ranked near Chile

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  2. 2 Poland 37.6% compare
  3. 3 Mongolia 32.8% compare
  4. 5 Romania 25.7% compare
  5. 6 Belarus 25.5% compare
  6. 7 Kazakhstan 25.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Chile?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Chile was 27.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2022.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2006.
How does Chile rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Chile ranks 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 98.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
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