Venezuela - Poverty gap
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Venezuela was 3.80 as of 2006. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 9.30 in 2003, while its lowest value was 1.00 in 1981.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.00 |
| 1987 | 1.00 |
| 1989 | 3.20 |
| 1992 | 2.40 |
| 1995 | 3.90 |
| 1998 | 5.00 |
| 1999 | 5.10 |
| 2001 | 4.40 |
| 2002 | 7.60 |
| 2003 | 9.30 |
| 2004 | 8.10 |
| 2005 | 8.40 |
| 2006 | 3.80 |
Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Venezuela was 6.40 as of 2006. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16.70 in 2003 and a minimum value of 4.30 in 1992.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 5.40 |
| 1987 | 5.80 |
| 1989 | 5.00 |
| 1992 | 4.30 |
| 1995 | 8.60 |
| 1998 | 9.20 |
| 1999 | 10.20 |
| 2001 | 8.90 |
| 2002 | 13.90 |
| 2003 | 16.70 |
| 2004 | 14.20 |
| 2005 | 12.60 |
| 2006 | 6.40 |
Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Venezuela was 13.50 as of 2006. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 30.40 in 2003 and a minimum value of 10.50 in 1992.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 14.00 |
| 1987 | 15.20 |
| 1989 | 10.80 |
| 1992 | 10.50 |
| 1995 | 19.20 |
| 1998 | 19.00 |
| 1999 | 21.00 |
| 2001 | 19.30 |
| 2002 | 26.20 |
| 2003 | 30.40 |
| 2004 | 26.50 |
| 2005 | 22.00 |
| 2006 | 13.50 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
