Guinea - Poverty gap
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Guinea was 5.60 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 62.20 in 1991, while its lowest value was 5.60 in 2018.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 62.20 |
| 1994 | 19.80 |
| 2002 | 26.90 |
| 2007 | 22.70 |
| 2012 | 10.60 |
| 2018 | 5.60 |
Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Guinea was 20.70 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 75.90 in 1991 and a minimum value of 20.70 in 2018.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 75.90 |
| 1994 | 37.50 |
| 2002 | 46.80 |
| 2007 | 42.50 |
| 2012 | 28.90 |
| 2018 | 20.70 |
Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Guinea was 44.80 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 100.00 in 1991 and a minimum value of 44.80 in 2018.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 100.00 |
| 1994 | 56.70 |
| 2002 | 65.40 |
| 2007 | 62.10 |
| 2012 | 52.10 |
| 2018 | 44.80 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
