Israel - Poverty gap

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

Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Israel was 0.200 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 0.300 in 2012, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 1979.

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
1979 0.000
1986 0.100
1992 0.000
1997 0.200
2001 0.000
2002 0.300
2003 0.200
2004 0.300
2005 0.300
2006 0.100
2007 0.200
2008 0.200
2009 0.200
2010 0.100
2011 0.100
2012 0.300
2013 0.200
2014 0.200
2015 0.200
2016 0.000
2017 0.200
2018 0.200

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

The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Israel was 0.300 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.500 in 2012 and a minimum value of 0.100 in 1979.

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
1979 0.100
1986 0.200
1992 0.100
1997 0.300
2001 0.200
2002 0.500
2003 0.500
2004 0.500
2005 0.500
2006 0.300
2007 0.300
2008 0.400
2009 0.400
2010 0.300
2011 0.300
2012 0.500
2013 0.400
2014 0.300
2015 0.300
2016 0.200
2017 0.400
2018 0.300

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

The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Israel was 0.70 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.90 in 2004 and a minimum value of 0.50 in 1992.

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
1979 1.00
1986 1.30
1992 0.50
1997 0.90
2001 0.60
2002 1.50
2003 1.60
2004 1.90
2005 1.60
2006 1.40
2007 1.30
2008 1.30
2009 1.70
2010 1.10
2011 1.20
2012 1.40
2013 1.00
2014 1.00
2015 0.90
2016 0.80
2017 1.00
2018 0.70

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Poverty rates