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

Argentina: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st was 11.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
11.2%
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
8th
of 25 countries
All-time high
20.8%
in 2020
All-time low
6.3%
in 2016
Years of data
7
2016–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st in Argentina, 2016–2022

51015202016201920222016: 6.32017: 7.32018: 6.52019: 8.22020: 20.82021: 11.82022: 11.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Argentina is 11.2%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and up 78.4% over ten years.

Argentina ranks 8th of 25 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Argentina, 2016 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2016 6.3%
2017 7.3% +16.8%
2018 6.5% -11.2%
2019 8.2% +25.8%
2020 20.8% +154.5%
2021 11.8% -43.4%
2022 11.2% -5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 7.1% 6.3% 8.2% 4
2020s 14.6% 11.2% 20.8% 3

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 5 Viet Nam 19.0% compare
  2. 6 Armenia 15.1% compare
  3. 7 Republic of Moldova 14.0%
  4. 9 Ukraine 11.2%
  5. 10 Kazakhstan 9.7% compare
  6. 11 Georgia 7.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Argentina?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Argentina was 11.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2016.
How does Argentina rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st?
Argentina ranks 8th out of 25 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 78.4%. 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 211 data points, 2004–2022
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount