Egypt - Poverty gap
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Egypt was 0.60 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 1.30 in 1990, while its lowest value was 0.20 in 2012.
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 | 1.30 |
| 1995 | 0.80 |
| 1999 | 0.40 |
| 2004 | 0.80 |
| 2008 | 0.70 |
| 2010 | 0.30 |
| 2012 | 0.20 |
| 2015 | 0.20 |
| 2017 | 0.60 |
Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Egypt was 6.30 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10.50 in 1990 and a minimum value of 3.40 in 2015.
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 | 10.50 |
| 1995 | 9.70 |
| 1999 | 5.30 |
| 2004 | 8.20 |
| 2008 | 7.40 |
| 2010 | 4.70 |
| 2012 | 3.50 |
| 2015 | 3.40 |
| 2017 | 6.30 |
Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Egypt was 26.20 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 33.00 in 1995 and a minimum value of 19.90 in 2015.
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 | 32.40 |
| 1995 | 33.00 |
| 1999 | 24.50 |
| 2004 | 29.90 |
| 2008 | 29.00 |
| 2010 | 23.50 |
| 2012 | 21.10 |
| 2015 | 19.90 |
| 2017 | 26.20 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
