Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Pakistan

Pakistan: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 10.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
10.0%
Change on year
up 81.3%
World rank
19th
of 31 countries
All-time high
10.0%
in 2018
All-time low
4.7%
in 2013
Years of data
5
2007–2018

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Pakistan, 2007–2018

02468102007201220182007: 6.32009: 5.62013: 4.72015: 5.52018: 10

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 10.0% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 81.3% on the previous year and up 58.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Pakistan peaked at 10.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2013.

Pakistan ranks 19th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Pakistan, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 6.3%
2009 5.6% -10.4%
2013 4.7% -16.8%
2015 5.5% +17.4%
2018 10.0% +81.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.9% 5.6% 6.3% 2
2010s 6.7% 4.7% 10.0% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Pakistan?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Pakistan was 10.0% in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2018.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2013.
How does Pakistan rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
Pakistan ranks 19th out of 31 countries with data for 2018.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 292 data points, 2002–2023
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