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

Argentina: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st was 29.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
29.4%
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
15th
of 34 countries
All-time high
33.7%
in 2017
All-time low
25.1%
in 2011
Years of data
13
2006–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st in Argentina, 2006–2022

01020302006201420222006: 25.92010: 30.42011: 25.12012: 25.52013: 33.22014: 27.92016: 31.32017: 33.72018: 31.62019: 31.62020: 27.62021: 28.42022: 29.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 29.4% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st in 2022.

That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st in Argentina peaked at 33.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 2011.

That places Argentina 15th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Argentina, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 25.9%
2010 30.4% +17.7%
2011 25.1% -17.5%
2012 25.5% +1.4%
2013 33.2% +30.3%
2014 27.9% -15.9%
2016 31.3% +12.1%
2017 33.7% +7.6%
2018 31.6% -6.1%
2019 31.6% -0.2%
2020 27.6% -12.5%
2021 28.4% +3.0%
2022 29.4% +3.5%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 29.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.0%, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Argentina's 29.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.1%, 2.9× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.9% 25.9% 25.9% 1
2010s 30.0% 25.1% 33.7% 9
2020s 28.5% 27.6% 29.4% 3

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 12 Türkiye 41.1% compare
  2. 13 Kosovo 35.4% compare
  3. 13 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 35.4% compare
  4. 16 Brazil 29.1% compare
  5. 17 Costa Rica 21.9% compare
  6. 18 Chile 21.5% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st in Argentina?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st in Argentina was 29.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 2017.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 2011.
How does Argentina rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st?
Argentina ranks 15th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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