Spain - Poverty gap

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

Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Spain was 0.600 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 0.900 in 2011, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 1985.

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
1980 0.300
1985 0.000
1990 0.300
1995 0.800
2000 0.200
2003 0.600
2004 0.600
2005 0.600
2006 0.600
2007 0.300
2008 0.400
2009 0.600
2010 0.500
2011 0.900
2012 0.600
2013 0.800
2014 0.500
2015 0.600
2016 0.700
2017 0.500
2018 0.600
2019 0.600

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

The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Spain was 0.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.10 in 2011 and a minimum value of 0.30 in 1985.

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
1980 0.60
1985 0.30
1990 0.40
1995 1.10
2000 0.40
2003 0.70
2004 0.80
2005 0.70
2006 0.80
2007 0.40
2008 0.50
2009 0.70
2010 0.70
2011 1.10
2012 0.90
2013 1.00
2014 0.80
2015 0.90
2016 1.00
2017 0.70
2018 0.80
2019 0.70

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

The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Spain was 1.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.00 in 1980 and a minimum value of 0.70 in 2000.

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
1980 2.00
1985 1.60
1990 1.00
1995 1.80
2000 0.70
2003 1.10
2004 1.20
2005 1.10
2006 1.10
2007 0.70
2008 0.80
2009 1.10
2010 1.10
2011 1.60
2012 1.40
2013 1.60
2014 1.40
2015 1.50
2016 1.60
2017 1.10
2018 1.20
2019 1.20

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Poverty rates