Proportion of population pushed below the $21.70 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in Pakistan

Pakistan: Proportion of population pushed below the $21.70 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty was 0.1% in 2015. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2015)
0.1%
Change on year
up 76.8%
World rank
42nd
of 46 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2015
All-time low
0.0%
in 2001
Years of data
8
1991–2015

Proportion of population pushed below the $21.70 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in Pakistan, 1991–2015

00.020.040.060.081991200320151991: 0.052 %2001: 0.003 %2004: 0.034 %2007: 0.013 %2010: 0.009 %2011: 0.031 %2013: 0.041 %2015: 0.072 %

Source: World Bank. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2015, proportion of population pushed below the $21.70 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Pakistan stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 76.8% on the previous year and up 111.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population pushed below the $21.70 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Pakistan peaked at 0.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.

That places Pakistan 42nd out of 46 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Proportion of population pushed below the $21.70 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population pushed below the $21.70 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%) in Pakistan, 1991 to 2015.
Year % Change
1991 0.1%
2001 0.0% -94.1%
2004 0.0% +1019.5%
2007 0.0% -60.8%
2010 0.0% -29.3%
2011 0.0% +229.5%
2013 0.0% +31.0%
2015 0.1% +76.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population pushed below the $21.70 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Pakistan?
Proportion of population pushed below the $21.70 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Pakistan was 0.1% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest proportion of population pushed below the $21.70 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
What is the lowest proportion of population pushed below the $21.70 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
How does Pakistan rank for proportion of population pushed below the $21.70 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty?
Pakistan ranks 42nd out of 46 countries with data for 2015.
Is proportion of population pushed below the $21.70 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 111.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Proportion of population pushed below the $21.70 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of population pushed below the $21.70 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%)
Unit
%
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
46 places, 445 data points, 1984–2018
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