Poland - Poverty gap
Poverty gap at $2 a day (PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $2 a day (PPP) (%) in Poland was 0.06 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.33 in 1993 and a minimum value of 0.03 in 1992.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.15 |
| 1987 | 0.11 |
| 1989 | 0.09 |
| 1992 | 0.03 |
| 1993 | 3.33 |
| 1996 | 2.19 |
| 1998 | 0.12 |
| 1999 | 0.10 |
| 2000 | 0.15 |
| 2001 | 0.14 |
| 2002 | 0.13 |
| 2004 | 0.08 |
| 2005 | 0.12 |
| 2006 | 0.07 |
| 2007 | 0.08 |
| 2008 | 0.08 |
| 2009 | 0.06 |
Poverty gap at $1.25 a day (PPP) (%)
Poverty gap at $1.25 a day (PPP) (%) in Poland was 0.03 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 1.57 in 1993, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1992.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.13 |
| 1987 | 0.09 |
| 1989 | 0.08 |
| 1992 | 0.01 |
| 1993 | 1.57 |
| 1996 | 0.29 |
| 1998 | 0.05 |
| 1999 | 0.04 |
| 2000 | 0.06 |
| 2001 | 0.05 |
| 2002 | 0.04 |
| 2004 | 0.02 |
| 2005 | 0.04 |
| 2006 | 0.02 |
| 2007 | 0.03 |
| 2008 | 0.04 |
| 2009 | 0.03 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
