Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Thailand

Thailand: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile was 26.9% in 2021. β—† Volatile

Latest (2021)
26.9%
Change on year
up 14.3%
World rank
17th
of 30 countries
All-time high
26.9%
in 2021
All-time low
0.0%
in 2006
Years of data
7
2006–2021

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Thailand, 2006–2021

01020302006201320212006: 0.0092009: 8.62011: 11.92013: 15.62017: 21.12019: 23.52021: 26.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 26.9% for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 126.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Thailand peaked at 26.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2006.

That places Thailand 17th out of 30 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.3% 0.0% 8.6% 2
2010s 18.0% 11.9% 23.5% 4
2020s 26.9% 26.9% 26.9% 1

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 14 Chile 54.1% compare
  2. 15 Brazil 46.3% compare
  3. 16 Costa Rica 27.7% compare
  4. 18 Sri Lanka 25.6% compare
  5. 19 Pakistan 22.3% compare
  6. 20 Viet Nam 15.5% compare

See the full ranking of 30 places β†’

More reference data data for Thailand

All data for Thailand β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Thailand?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Thailand was 26.9% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2006.
How does Thailand rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
Thailand ranks 17th out of 30 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 126.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 287 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap