Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st in Pakistan

Pakistan: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st was 26.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
26.0%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
4th
of 30 countries
All-time high
26.0%
in 2018
All-time low
23.6%
in 2007
Years of data
5
2007–2018

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st in Pakistan, 2007–2018

01020302007201220182007: 23.62009: 25.22013: 23.92015: 25.32018: 26

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 26.0% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Pakistan peaked at 26.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2007.

That places Pakistan 4th out of 30 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Pakistan, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 23.6%
2009 25.2% +7.0%
2013 23.9% -5.3%
2015 25.3% +6.1%
2018 26.0% +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.4% 23.6% 25.2% 2
2010s 25.1% 23.9% 26.0% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Pakistan?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Pakistan was 26.0% in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 2018.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2007.
How does Pakistan rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st?
Pakistan ranks 4th out of 30 countries with data for 2018.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 295 data points, 2003–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount