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Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Mexico

Mexico: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor was 31.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
31.2%
Change on year
up 40.6%
World rank
21st
of 32 countries
All-time high
31.2%
in 2022
All-time low
14.7%
in 2014
Years of data
8
2008–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Mexico, 2008–2022

01020302008201520222008: 16.5 <$2.15 a day2010: 19.3 <$2.15 a day2012: 24.5 <$2.15 a day2014: 14.7 <$2.15 a day2016: 24.5 <$2.15 a day2018: 28.3 <$2.15 a day2020: 22.2 <$2.15 a day2022: 31.2 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 31.2% for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 40.6% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Mexico peaked at 31.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2014.

That places Mexico 21st out of 32 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.5% 16.5% 16.5% 1
2010s 22.3% 14.7% 28.3% 5
2020s 26.7% 22.2% 31.2% 2

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 18 Brazil 60.0% compare
  2. 19 Costa Rica 54.6% compare
  3. 20 Pakistan 47.5% compare
  4. 22 Panama 28.8% compare
  5. 23 Dominican Republic 24.9% compare
  6. 24 Ecuador 15.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Mexico?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Mexico was 31.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2022.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2014.
How does Mexico rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor?
Mexico ranks 21st out of 32 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 341 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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