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

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

Latest (2022)
10.7%
Change on year
up 6.9%
World rank
34th
of 35 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: 15.9 poorest2010: 14.9 poorest2013: 15.1 poorest2016: 4.9 poorest2017: 11.1 poorest2018: 11.5 poorest2019: 10.4 poorest2020: 9.5 poorest2021: 10 poorest2022: 10.7 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Argentina stood at 10.7%.

The figure 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.

That places Argentina 34th out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 31 Kazakhstan 12.9% compare
  2. 32 Burkina Faso 11.5% compare
  3. 33 Panama 10.9% compare
  4. 35 Brazil 5.3% compare

See the full ranking of 35 places β†’

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All data for Argentina β†’

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 35 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 346 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap