Latvia - Poverty gap
Poverty gap at $2 a day (PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $2 a day (PPP) (%) in Latvia was 0.15 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.81 in 1997 and a minimum value of 0.00 in 2002.
Definition: Poverty gap is the mean shortfall from the poverty line (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 more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.04 |
| 1993 | 0.01 |
| 1995 | 0.25 |
| 1996 | 0.78 |
| 1997 | 0.81 |
| 1998 | 0.64 |
| 2002 | 0.00 |
| 2003 | 0.39 |
| 2004 | 0.36 |
| 2007 | 0.22 |
| 2008 | 0.15 |
Poverty gap at $1.25 a day (PPP) (%)
Poverty gap at $1.25 a day (PPP) (%) in Latvia was 0.10 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 0.19 in 2004, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1993.
Definition: Poverty gap is the mean shortfall from the poverty line (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 more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.04 |
| 1993 | 0.00 |
| 1995 | 0.00 |
| 1996 | 0.02 |
| 1997 | 0.03 |
| 1998 | 0.00 |
| 2002 | 0.00 |
| 2003 | 0.16 |
| 2004 | 0.19 |
| 2007 | 0.16 |
| 2008 | 0.10 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
