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

Thailand: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile was 33.6% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
33.6%
Change on year
up 17.3%
World rank
16th
of 32 countries
All-time high
33.6%
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: 0.017 poorest2009: 13.6 poorest2011: 20.1 poorest2013: 20.6 poorest2017: 26.3 poorest2019: 28.6 poorest2021: 33.6 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 33.6% for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 17.3% on the previous year and up 66.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Thailand peaked at 33.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2006.

Thailand ranks 16th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.8% 0.0% 13.6% 2
2010s 23.9% 20.1% 28.6% 4
2020s 33.6% 33.6% 33.6% 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 33.6% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 33.6% 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 16th out of 32 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 66.9%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty gap reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap