Ireland - Poverty gap

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

Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Ireland was 0.000 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 0.500 in 2013, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 2000.

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
1987 0.300
1994 0.100
1995 0.100
1996 0.100
2000 0.000
2002 0.000
2003 0.100
2004 0.000
2005 0.000
2006 0.100
2007 0.000
2008 0.100
2009 0.400
2010 0.300
2011 0.400
2012 0.100
2013 0.500
2014 0.300
2015 0.300
2016 0.100
2017 0.200
2018 0.000

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

The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Ireland was 0.000 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.600 in 2013 and a minimum value of 0.000 in 2004.

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
1987 0.600
1994 0.200
1995 0.200
1996 0.100
2000 0.100
2002 0.100
2003 0.100
2004 0.000
2005 0.000
2006 0.200
2007 0.100
2008 0.200
2009 0.400
2010 0.500
2011 0.500
2012 0.300
2013 0.600
2014 0.400
2015 0.300
2016 0.200
2017 0.200
2018 0.000

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

The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Ireland was 0.10 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.40 in 1987 and a minimum value of 0.10 in 2004.

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
1987 1.40
1994 0.40
1995 0.40
1996 0.20
2000 0.20
2002 0.30
2003 0.20
2004 0.10
2005 0.10
2006 0.30
2007 0.10
2008 0.30
2009 0.60
2010 0.70
2011 0.70
2012 0.50
2013 0.80
2014 0.50
2015 0.40
2016 0.30
2017 0.30
2018 0.10

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Poverty rates