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

Mexico: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile was 24.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
24.3%
Change on year
up 17.1%
World rank
17th
of 35 countries
All-time high
29.3%
in 2012
All-time low
19.6%
in 2016
Years of data
8
2008–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Mexico, 2008–2022

01020302008201520222008: 24 poorest2010: 28.5 poorest2012: 29.3 poorest2014: 19.9 poorest2016: 19.6 poorest2018: 21.1 poorest2020: 20.7 poorest2022: 24.3 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Mexico stood at 24.3%.

That represents a change of up 17.1% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Mexico peaked at 29.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 2016.

That places Mexico 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.0% 24.0% 24.0% 1
2010s 23.7% 19.6% 29.3% 5
2020s 22.5% 20.7% 24.3% 2

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 14 Honduras 34.8% compare
  2. 15 Ecuador 30.5% compare
  3. 16 Malawi 25.8% compare
  4. 18 Paraguay 22.8% compare
  5. 19 Côte d’Ivoire 22.0% compare
  6. 20 El Salvador 21.6% compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Mexico?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Mexico was 24.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2012.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 2016.
How does Mexico rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile?
Mexico ranks 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico 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