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

Thailand: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile was 39.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
39.5%
Change on year
up 16.0%
World rank
14th
of 33 countries
All-time high
39.5%
in 2021
All-time low
0.2%
in 2006
Years of data
7
2006–2021

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

0102030402006201320212006: 0.1842009: 22.92011: 33.62013: 26.92017: 31.82019: 34.12021: 39.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Thailand is 39.5%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 16.0% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Thailand peaked at 39.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2006.

That places Thailand 14th out of 33 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.5% 0.2% 22.9% 2
2010s 31.6% 26.9% 34.1% 4
2020s 39.5% 39.5% 39.5% 1

Countries ranked near Thailand

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Thailand?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Thailand was 39.5% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 39.5% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2006.
How does Thailand rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile?
Thailand ranks 14th out of 33 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 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand 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
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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