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

Argentina: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st was 29.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
29.4%
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
14th
of 33 countries
All-time high
33.7%
in 2017
All-time low
25.1%
in 2011
Years of data
13
2006–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st in Argentina, 2006–2022

01020302006201420222006: 25.92010: 30.42011: 25.12012: 25.52013: 33.22014: 27.92016: 31.32017: 33.72018: 31.62019: 31.62020: 27.62021: 28.42022: 29.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Argentina is 29.4%, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Argentina peaked at 33.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 2011.

Argentina ranks 14th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.9% 25.9% 25.9% 1
2010s 30.0% 25.1% 33.7% 9
2020s 28.5% 27.6% 29.4% 3

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 11 Türkiye 40.9% compare
  2. 12 Uruguay 40.4% compare
  3. 13 Kosovo 35.4% compare
  4. 15 Brazil 29.1% compare
  5. 16 Costa Rica 21.9% compare
  6. 17 Chile 21.5% compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Argentina?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Argentina was 29.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 2017.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 2011.
How does Argentina rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st?
Argentina ranks 14th out of 33 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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