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

Pakistan: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile was 46.3% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
46.3%
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
8th
of 36 countries
All-time high
48.4%
in 2007
All-time low
43.1%
in 2009
Years of data
5
2007–2018

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile in Pakistan, 2007–2018

010203040502007201220182007: 48.42009: 43.12013: 45.72015: 482018: 46.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 46.3% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in Pakistan peaked at 48.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 43.1%, in 2009.

Pakistan ranks 8th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Pakistan, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 48.4%
2009 43.1% -10.9%
2013 45.7% +6.1%
2015 48.0% +5.1%
2018 46.3% -3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 45.7% 43.1% 48.4% 2
2010s 46.7% 45.7% 48.0% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in Pakistan?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in Pakistan was 46.3% in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 48.4% in 2007.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 43.1% in 2009.
How does Pakistan rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile?
Pakistan ranks 8th out of 36 countries with data for 2018.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Pakistan 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
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