Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile in Argentina

Argentina: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile was 10.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
10.7%
Change on year
up 6.9%
World rank
34th
of 36 countries
All-time high
15.9%
in 2006
All-time low
4.9%
in 2016
Years of data
10
2006–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile in Argentina, 2006–2022

57.51012.5152006201420222006: 15.92010: 14.92013: 15.12016: 4.92017: 11.12018: 11.52019: 10.42020: 9.52021: 102022: 10.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in Argentina is 10.7%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in Argentina peaked at 15.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2016.

Argentina ranks 34th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Argentina, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 15.9%
2010 14.9% -6.3%
2013 15.1% +1.2%
2016 4.9% -67.3%
2017 11.1% +124.2%
2018 11.5% +3.8%
2019 10.4% -9.4%
2020 9.5% -8.8%
2021 10.0% +5.3%
2022 10.7% +6.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.9% 15.9% 15.9% 1
2010s 11.3% 4.9% 15.1% 6
2020s 10.1% 9.5% 10.7% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in Argentina?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in Argentina was 10.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2006.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2016.
How does Argentina rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile?
Argentina ranks 34th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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