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

Pakistan: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st was 1.4% in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
1.4%
Change on year
up 26.2%
World rank
20th
of 25 countries
All-time high
4.5%
in 2009
All-time low
1.1%
in 2015
Years of data
5
2007–2018

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

123452007201220182007: 4.32009: 4.52013: 2.42015: 1.12018: 1.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2018, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Pakistan stood at 1.4%.

That represents a change of up 26.2% on the previous year and down 68.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Pakistan peaked at 4.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2015.

That places Pakistan 20th out of 25 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Pakistan, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 4.3%
2009 4.5% +4.7%
2013 2.4% -46.1%
2015 1.1% -55.3%
2018 1.4% +26.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.4% 4.3% 4.5% 2
2010s 1.6% 1.1% 2.4% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Pakistan?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Pakistan was 1.4% in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2009.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2015.
How does Pakistan rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st?
Pakistan ranks 20th out of 25 countries with data for 2018.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 68.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Pakistan 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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