Armenia - Poverty gap

Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%)

Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Armenia was 0.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 3.10 in 2001, while its lowest value was 0.10 in 2017.

Definition: Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $1.90 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1999 2.90
2001 3.10
2002 2.20
2003 1.20
2004 1.30
2005 0.60
2006 0.30
2007 0.30
2008 0.20
2009 0.20
2010 0.20
2011 0.20
2012 0.20
2013 0.40
2014 0.20
2015 0.20
2016 0.20
2017 0.10
2018 0.20
2019 0.10
2020 0.10

Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%)

The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Armenia was 1.20 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14.30 in 2001 and a minimum value of 1.20 in 2020.

Definition: Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $3.20 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1999 13.50
2001 14.30
2002 12.20
2003 9.80
2004 7.10
2005 4.30
2006 3.30
2007 2.80
2008 1.70
2009 2.50
2010 2.60
2011 2.50
2012 2.20
2013 2.40
2014 2.30
2015 2.10
2016 1.90
2017 1.60
2018 2.10
2019 1.90
2020 1.20

Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%)

The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Armenia was 11.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36.70 in 2001 and a minimum value of 11.00 in 2017.

Definition: Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $5.50 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1999 34.70
2001 36.70
2002 34.30
2003 31.90
2004 25.40
2005 20.10
2006 17.30
2007 14.50
2008 12.50
2009 15.80
2010 16.10
2011 15.00
2012 13.80
2013 13.50
2014 13.20
2015 11.60
2016 11.30
2017 11.00
2018 11.50
2019 12.30
2020 11.00

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Poverty rates