Pakistan Poverty and Inequality Indicators from World Bank Analysis

World Bank poverty estimates for Pakistan, produced in collaboration with national institutions and civil society since 1990. The data includes poverty and inequality measures from analytical reports, national monitoring programs, and the Bank's Development Research Group. It is available on HDX under a CC-BY-4.0 license and was last updated on 2026-04-28.

Use Cases

• Assess the extent and causes of poverty in Pakistan based on described poverty measures.
• Examine the impact of economic growth on inequality based on described analytical work.
• Review household survey data and measurement methods as mentioned in the description.
• Monitor poverty trends over time based on the described internationally comparable estimates produced since 1990.

Strengths

• Data is produced by the World Bank Group, an authoritative international institution.
• Includes internationally comparable poverty estimates and lines generated since 1990.
• Derived from analytical reports and national poverty monitoring programs.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified despite the 2026-04-28 update date.

Provenance

Source

World Bank Group

Collection Method

Analytical work and poverty monitoring programs conducted in collaboration with national institutions, development agencies, and civil society.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 10:16:12.399866

Geography

Pakistan