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

Chile: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile was 15.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
15.7%
Change on year
down 15.5%
World rank
30th
of 36 countries
All-time high
19.2%
in 2013
All-time low
15.7%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2011–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Chile, 2011–2022

051015202011201620222011: 17.8 poorest2013: 19.2 poorest2015: 17.9 poorest2017: 19 poorest2020: 18.6 poorest2022: 15.7 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Chile stood at 15.7%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.5% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Chile peaked at 19.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2022.

Chile ranks 30th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Chile, 2011 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2011 17.8% —
2013 19.2% +7.8%
2015 17.9% -6.7%
2017 19.0% +6.1%
2020 18.6% -2.2%
2022 15.7% -15.5%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 15.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.0%, 92% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 15.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.0%, 79% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 18.5% 17.8% 19.2% 4
2020s 17.2% 15.7% 18.6% 2

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 27 Vietnam 17.1% compare
  2. 28 Romania 16.1% compare
  3. 29 Peru 15.8% compare
  4. 31 Turkey 15.5% compare
  5. 32 Kazakhstan 12.9% compare
  6. 33 Burkina Faso 11.5% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Chile?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Chile was 15.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2013.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2022.
How does Chile rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile?
Chile ranks 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chile 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
36 places, 351 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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