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

Pakistan: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile was 21.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
21.0%
Change on year
up 28.6%
World rank
24th
of 34 countries
All-time high
21.0%
in 2018
All-time low
12.3%
in 2009
Years of data
5
2007–2018

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile in Pakistan, 2007–2018

051015202007201220182007: 13.12009: 12.32013: 12.62015: 16.32018: 21

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 21.0% for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 28.6% on the previous year and up 60.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Pakistan peaked at 21.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2009.

That places Pakistan 24th out of 34 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Pakistan, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 13.1%
2009 12.3% -5.8%
2013 12.6% +2.1%
2015 16.3% +30.0%
2018 21.0% +28.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.7% 12.3% 13.1% 2
2010s 16.6% 12.6% 21.0% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Pakistan?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Pakistan was 21.0% in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2018.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2009.
How does Pakistan rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile?
Pakistan ranks 24th out of 34 countries with data for 2018.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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