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

Pakistan: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile was 61.0% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
61.0%
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
5th
of 36 countries
All-time high
63.8%
in 2015
All-time low
56.5%
in 2009
Years of data
5
2007–2018

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

02040602007201220182007: 62 poorest2009: 56.5 poorest2013: 58.7 poorest2015: 63.8 poorest2018: 61 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Pakistan is 61.0%, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Pakistan peaked at 63.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 2009.

Pakistan ranks 5th 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) in Pakistan, 2007 to 2018.
Year poorest Change
2007 62.0%
2009 56.5% -8.7%
2013 58.7% +3.9%
2015 63.8% +8.5%
2018 61.0% -4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 59.3% 56.5% 62.0% 2
2010s 61.2% 58.7% 63.8% 3

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 2 Republic of Moldova 76.1% compare
  2. 3 Thailand 62.6% compare
  3. 4 Armenia 61.8% compare
  4. 6 Dominican Republic 53.3% compare
  5. 7 Kosovo 49.6% compare
  6. 7 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 49.6% compare

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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 61.0% 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 63.8% in 2015.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 2009.
How does Pakistan rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile?
Pakistan ranks 5th 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 1.6%. 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). 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

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