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

Pakistan: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st was 22.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
22.5%
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
8th
of 36 countries
All-time high
22.5%
in 2018
All-time low
19.4%
in 2007
Years of data
5
2007–2018

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st in Pakistan, 2007–2018

05101520252007201220182007: 19.42009: 212013: 21.72015: 21.72018: 22.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 22.5% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st in Pakistan peaked at 22.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2007.

That places Pakistan 8th out of 36 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Pakistan, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 19.4%
2009 21.0% +8.3%
2013 21.7% +3.6%
2015 21.7% +0.2%
2018 22.5% +3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.2% 19.4% 21.0% 2
2010s 22.0% 21.7% 22.5% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st in Pakistan?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st in Pakistan was 22.5% in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2018.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2007.
How does Pakistan rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st?
Pakistan ranks 8th out of 36 countries with data for 2018.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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 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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