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

Thailand: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st was 8.6% in 2021. β—† Volatile

Latest (2021)
8.6%
Change on year
up 19.3%
World rank
20th
of 30 countries
All-time high
8.6%
in 2021
All-time low
0.0%
in 2006
Years of data
7
2006–2021

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

024682006201320212006: 02009: 2.42011: 3.22013: 4.52017: 6.12019: 7.32021: 8.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st in Thailand is 8.6%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 19.3% on the previous year and up 171.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st in Thailand peaked at 8.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2006.

Thailand ranks 20th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.2% 0.0% 2.4% 2
2010s 5.3% 3.2% 7.3% 4
2020s 8.6% 8.6% 8.6% 1

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 17 Sri Lanka 11.0% compare
  2. 18 Pakistan 10.0% compare
  3. 19 Viet Nam 8.7% compare
  4. 21 Mexico 5.0% compare
  5. 22 Panama 4.1% compare
  6. 23 Ecuador 3.8% compare

See the full ranking of 30 places β†’

More reference data data for Thailand

All data for Thailand β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st in Thailand?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st in Thailand was 8.6% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2006.
How does Thailand rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st?
Thailand ranks 20th out of 30 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 171.7%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 287 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount