Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Mexico

Mexico: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
0.0%
Change on year
down 44.9%
World rank
26th
of 26 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2010
All-time low
0.0%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2010–2020

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Mexico, 2010–2020

00.20.40.62010201520202010: 0.547 poorest2012: 0.474 poorest2014: 0.422 poorest2016: 0.302 poorest2018: 0.059 poorest2020: 0.032 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 0.0% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.9% on the previous year and down 94.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Mexico peaked at 0.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.

Mexico ranks 26th of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Mexico, 2010 to 2020.
Year poorest Change
2010 0.5%
2012 0.5% -13.3%
2014 0.4% -10.9%
2016 0.3% -28.4%
2018 0.1% -80.6%
2020 0.0% -44.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.4% 0.1% 0.5% 5
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1

Countries ranked near Mexico

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  2. 24 Colombia 0.3% compare
  3. 25 Uruguay 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Mexico?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Mexico was 0.0% in 2020, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2010.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
How does Mexico rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
Mexico ranks 26th out of 26 countries with data for 2020.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 94.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount