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

Argentina: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers was 71.1% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
71.1%
Change on year
up 34.8%
World rank
13th
of 26 countries
All-time high
77.3%
in 2020
All-time low
52.8%
in 2021
Years of data
7
2016–2022

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

0204060802016201920222016: 59.1 <$2.15 a day2017: 73.7 <$2.15 a day2018: 60 <$2.15 a day2019: 68.1 <$2.15 a day2020: 77.3 <$2.15 a day2021: 52.8 <$2.15 a day2022: 71.1 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Argentina stood at 71.1%.

That represents a change of up 34.8% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.

That places Argentina 13th out of 26 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Argentina, 2016 to 2022.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2016 59.1%
2017 73.7% +24.6%
2018 60.0% -18.6%
2019 68.1% +13.5%
2020 77.3% +13.6%
2021 52.8% -31.7%
2022 71.1% +34.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 65.2% 59.1% 73.7% 4
2020s 67.1% 52.8% 77.3% 3

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 10 Kosovo 76.2%
  2. 10 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 76.2%
  3. 12 Serbia 73.1% compare
  4. 14 Sri Lanka 49.3%
  5. 15 Kyrgyzstan 49.0% compare
  6. 16 Georgia 41.3% compare

See the full ranking of 26 places →

More work & labour data for Argentina

All data for Argentina →

Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Argentina?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Argentina was 71.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 77.3% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 52.8% in 2021.
How does Argentina rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers?
Argentina ranks 13th out of 26 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Argentina. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE. Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/poverty-headcount-reduction-percent-unconditional-cash-transfers-extreme-poor-2-15-a-day/argentina/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/poverty-headcount-reduction-percent-unconditional-cash-transfers-extreme-poor-2-15-a-day/argentina/">Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Argentina</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

Poverty headcount reduction due to Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount