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

Thailand: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 8.9% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
8.9%
Change on year
up 20.2%
World rank
20th
of 31 countries
All-time high
8.9%
in 2021
All-time low
0.0%
in 2006
Years of data
7
2006–2021

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

024682006201320212006: 02009: 2.42011: 3.22013: 4.52017: 6.22019: 7.42021: 8.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2021, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Thailand stood at 8.9%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 20.2% on the previous year and up 178.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Thailand peaked at 8.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2006.

That places Thailand 20th out of 31 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Thailand, 2006 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2006 0.0%
2009 2.4%
2011 3.2% +31.8%
2013 4.5% +42.5%
2017 6.2% +36.3%
2019 7.4% +19.2%
2021 8.9% +20.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.2% 0.0% 2.4% 2
2010s 5.3% 3.2% 7.4% 4
2020s 8.9% 8.9% 8.9% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Thailand?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Thailand was 8.9% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2006.
How does Thailand rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
Thailand ranks 20th out of 31 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 178.1%. 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 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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