Colombia - Poverty gap
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Colombia was 5.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 11.10 in 2000, while its lowest value was 1.60 in 2017.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 4.70 |
| 1996 | 9.20 |
| 1999 | 11.10 |
| 2000 | 11.10 |
| 2001 | 10.40 |
| 2002 | 4.80 |
| 2003 | 4.60 |
| 2004 | 3.70 |
| 2005 | 3.40 |
| 2008 | 4.10 |
| 2009 | 3.40 |
| 2010 | 2.80 |
| 2011 | 2.30 |
| 2012 | 2.30 |
| 2013 | 2.20 |
| 2014 | 2.00 |
| 2015 | 1.70 |
| 2016 | 1.80 |
| 2017 | 1.60 |
| 2018 | 1.70 |
| 2019 | 1.90 |
| 2020 | 5.40 |
Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Colombia was 9.30 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18.10 in 1999 and a minimum value of 3.90 in 2017.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 9.20 |
| 1996 | 15.40 |
| 1999 | 18.10 |
| 2000 | 16.20 |
| 2001 | 17.90 |
| 2002 | 11.30 |
| 2003 | 10.80 |
| 2004 | 9.80 |
| 2005 | 8.80 |
| 2008 | 9.10 |
| 2009 | 8.00 |
| 2010 | 6.90 |
| 2011 | 5.90 |
| 2012 | 5.80 |
| 2013 | 5.30 |
| 2014 | 4.80 |
| 2015 | 4.30 |
| 2016 | 4.30 |
| 2017 | 3.90 |
| 2018 | 4.00 |
| 2019 | 4.70 |
| 2020 | 9.30 |
Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Colombia was 17.60 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31.70 in 2001 and a minimum value of 10.40 in 2017.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 20.40 |
| 1996 | 27.70 |
| 1999 | 30.80 |
| 2000 | 27.60 |
| 2001 | 31.70 |
| 2002 | 23.90 |
| 2003 | 23.10 |
| 2004 | 22.50 |
| 2005 | 20.20 |
| 2008 | 19.20 |
| 2009 | 17.90 |
| 2010 | 16.10 |
| 2011 | 14.40 |
| 2012 | 13.80 |
| 2013 | 12.80 |
| 2014 | 11.80 |
| 2015 | 11.10 |
| 2016 | 10.90 |
| 2017 | 10.40 |
| 2018 | 10.50 |
| 2019 | 11.40 |
| 2020 | 17.60 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
