Montenegro - Poverty gap

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

Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Montenegro was 1.10 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 1.80 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.30 in 2015.

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
2012 1.30
2013 1.00
2014 0.40
2015 0.30
2016 1.50
2017 1.80
2018 1.10

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

The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Montenegro was 2.50 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 6 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.50 in 2012 and a minimum value of 2.10 in 2015.

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
2012 3.50
2013 2.90
2014 2.30
2015 2.10
2016 2.60
2017 3.10
2018 2.50

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

The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Montenegro was 6.10 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 6 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9.20 in 2012 and a minimum value of 5.90 in 2016.

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
2012 9.20
2013 7.40
2014 7.30
2015 6.80
2016 5.90
2017 6.40
2018 6.10

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Poverty rates