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

Thailand: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 0.4% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
up 71.6%
World rank
35th
of 35 countries
All-time high
12.5%
in 2011
All-time low
0.0%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2006–2021

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

02.557.51012.52006201320212006: 0.143 poorest2009: 7.7 poorest2011: 12.5 poorest2013: 11.7 poorest2017: 0.022 poorest2019: 0.221 poorest2021: 0.38 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2021, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Thailand stood at 0.4%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 71.6% on the previous year and down 97.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Thailand peaked at 12.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2017.

Thailand ranks 35th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Thailand, 2006 to 2021.
Year poorest Change
2006 0.1%
2009 7.7% +5309.7%
2011 12.5% +61.6%
2013 11.7% -6.7%
2017 0.0% -99.8%
2019 0.2% +917.9%
2021 0.4% +71.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.9% 0.1% 7.7% 2
2010s 6.1% 0.0% 12.5% 4
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Thailand?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Thailand was 0.4% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2011.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
How does Thailand rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Thailand ranks 35th out of 35 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 97.0%. 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). 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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Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount