China - Poverty gap
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in China was 0.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 24.10 in 1990, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2019.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.10 |
| 1993 | 20.40 |
| 1996 | 12.90 |
| 1999 | 13.10 |
| 2002 | 10.10 |
| 2005 | 4.90 |
| 2008 | 3.90 |
| 2010 | 2.70 |
| 2011 | 1.80 |
| 2012 | 1.40 |
| 2013 | 0.40 |
| 2014 | 0.30 |
| 2015 | 0.20 |
| 2016 | 0.10 |
| 2017 | 0.10 |
| 2018 | 0.10 |
| 2019 | 0.00 |
Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in China was 0.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 47.10 in 1990 and a minimum value of 0.20 in 2019.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.10 |
| 1993 | 41.50 |
| 1996 | 31.70 |
| 1999 | 30.50 |
| 2002 | 24.60 |
| 2005 | 15.50 |
| 2008 | 12.40 |
| 2010 | 9.70 |
| 2011 | 7.40 |
| 2012 | 6.20 |
| 2013 | 2.80 |
| 2014 | 2.10 |
| 2015 | 1.40 |
| 2016 | 1.00 |
| 2017 | 0.90 |
| 2018 | 0.60 |
| 2019 | 0.20 |
Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in China was 3.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 67.30 in 1990 and a minimum value of 3.40 in 2019.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 67.30 |
| 1993 | 62.50 |
| 1996 | 54.00 |
| 1999 | 51.40 |
| 2002 | 43.90 |
| 2005 | 33.50 |
| 2008 | 27.60 |
| 2010 | 23.10 |
| 2011 | 19.80 |
| 2012 | 17.30 |
| 2013 | 11.70 |
| 2014 | 9.70 |
| 2015 | 7.80 |
| 2016 | 6.50 |
| 2017 | 5.90 |
| 2018 | 4.70 |
| 2019 | 3.40 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
