Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st in Argentina

Argentina: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st was 5.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
5.7%
Change on year
up 19.6%
World rank
33rd
of 36 countries
All-time high
7.0%
in 2006
All-time low
1.9%
in 2016
Years of data
10
2006–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st in Argentina, 2006–2022

24682006201420222006: 72010: 72013: 6.32016: 1.92017: 5.22018: 5.22019: 5.82020: 5.32021: 4.72022: 5.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 5.7% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st in 2022.

That represents a change of up 19.6% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st in Argentina peaked at 7.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2016.

That places Argentina 33rd out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Argentina, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 7.0%
2010 7.0% -1.3%
2013 6.3% -10.0%
2016 1.9% -69.4%
2017 5.2% +171.0%
2018 5.2% -0.1%
2019 5.8% +12.5%
2020 5.3% -8.8%
2021 4.7% -11.0%
2022 5.7% +19.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.0% 7.0% 7.0% 1
2010s 5.2% 1.9% 7.0% 6
2020s 5.2% 4.7% 5.7% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st in Argentina?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st in Argentina was 5.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2006.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2016.
How does Argentina rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st?
Argentina ranks 33rd out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount