India - Poverty gap

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

Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in India was 4.60 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 21.80 in 1977, while its lowest value was 4.60 in 2011.

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
1977 21.80
1983 17.90
1987 14.50
1993 12.80
2004 9.80
2009 7.50
2011 4.60

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

The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in India was 20.60 as of 2011. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 45.10 in 1977 and a minimum value of 20.60 in 2011.

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
1977 45.10
1983 40.90
1987 37.20
1993 35.30
2004 30.70
2009 26.70
2011 20.60

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

The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in India was 44.40 as of 2011. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 65.60 in 1977 and a minimum value of 44.40 in 2011.

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
1977 65.60
1983 62.70
1987 59.90
1993 58.50
2004 54.10
2009 50.50
2011 44.40

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Poverty rates