Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Contributory in Pakistan

Pakistan: Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Contributory was 0.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.4%
Change on year
up 20.1%
World rank
1st
of 33 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2009
All-time low
0.3%
in 2013
Years of data
5
2007–2018

Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Contributory in Pakistan, 2007–2018

00.20.40.60.82007201220182007: 0.5062009: 0.7222013: 0.2822015: 0.3092018: 0.371

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2018, benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - contributory in Pakistan stood at 0.4%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.1% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - contributory in Pakistan peaked at 0.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2013.

That places Pakistan 1st out of 33 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Contributory in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Contributory Pensions in Pakistan, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.5%
2009 0.7% +42.8%
2013 0.3% -60.9%
2015 0.3% +9.5%
2018 0.4% +20.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 2
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 3

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 2 Armenia 0.3% compare
  2. 3 Kyrgyzstan 0.3% compare
  3. 4 Serbia 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - contributory in Pakistan?
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - contributory in Pakistan was 0.4% in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - contributory recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2009.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - contributory recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2013.
How does Pakistan rank for benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - contributory?
Pakistan ranks 1st out of 33 countries with data for 2018.
Is benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - contributory rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Contributory Pensions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Contributory Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 330 data points, 2002–2023
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Percentage of benefits going to the extreme poor (those below $125 a day) relative to the total benefits going to the population