Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Thailand

Thailand: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor was 98.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
98.3%
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
8th
of 32 countries
All-time high
98.3%
in 2021
All-time low
73.9%
in 2009
Years of data
6
2009–2021

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Thailand, 2009–2021

0204060801002009201520212009: 73.9 <$2.15 a day2011: 91.9 <$2.15 a day2013: 94.5 <$2.15 a day2017: 96.9 <$2.15 a day2019: 93.3 <$2.15 a day2021: 98.3 <$2.15 a day

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

Analysis

Thailand recorded 98.3% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Thailand peaked at 98.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 73.9%, in 2009.

That places Thailand 8th out of 32 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 73.9% 73.9% 73.9% 1
2010s 94.2% 91.9% 96.9% 4
2020s 98.3% 98.3% 98.3% 1

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 5 Moldova 99.8% compare
  2. 6 Ukraine 99.8% compare
  3. 7 Kazakhstan 99.4% compare
  4. 9 Serbia 98.2% compare
  5. 10 Kyrgyzstan 95.3% compare
  6. 11 Turkey 95.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Thailand?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Thailand was 98.3% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 73.9% in 2009.
How does Thailand rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor?
Thailand ranks 8th out of 32 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount 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 Headcount 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 headcount reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount