Low income - Poverty gap
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Low income was 17.50 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 32.00 in 1995, while its lowest value was 17.50 in 2018.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 32.00 |
| 1996 | 30.90 |
| 1997 | 30.60 |
| 1998 | 29.80 |
| 1999 | 29.20 |
| 2000 | 29.10 |
| 2001 | 28.60 |
| 2002 | 28.60 |
| 2003 | 27.60 |
| 2004 | 25.80 |
| 2005 | 24.70 |
| 2006 | 23.90 |
| 2007 | 22.80 |
| 2008 | 21.50 |
| 2009 | 21.80 |
| 2010 | 20.60 |
| 2011 | 19.70 |
| 2012 | 19.30 |
| 2013 | 18.70 |
| 2014 | 18.10 |
| 2015 | 18.20 |
| 2016 | 18.10 |
| 2017 | 18.00 |
| 2018 | 17.50 |
Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Low income was 34.30 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 49.10 in 1995 and a minimum value of 34.30 in 2018.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 49.10 |
| 1996 | 48.10 |
| 1997 | 47.70 |
| 1998 | 47.10 |
| 1999 | 46.70 |
| 2000 | 46.40 |
| 2001 | 45.90 |
| 2002 | 46.00 |
| 2003 | 45.00 |
| 2004 | 42.90 |
| 2005 | 41.60 |
| 2006 | 40.90 |
| 2007 | 39.80 |
| 2008 | 38.60 |
| 2009 | 38.90 |
| 2010 | 37.50 |
| 2011 | 36.80 |
| 2012 | 36.60 |
| 2013 | 35.90 |
| 2014 | 35.30 |
| 2015 | 35.80 |
| 2016 | 35.50 |
| 2017 | 35.10 |
| 2018 | 34.30 |
Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Low income was 54.40 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 65.30 in 1995 and a minimum value of 54.40 in 2018.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 65.30 |
| 1996 | 64.50 |
| 1997 | 64.10 |
| 1998 | 63.50 |
| 1999 | 63.50 |
| 2000 | 63.30 |
| 2001 | 62.90 |
| 2002 | 63.00 |
| 2003 | 62.30 |
| 2004 | 60.60 |
| 2005 | 59.50 |
| 2006 | 58.90 |
| 2007 | 58.10 |
| 2008 | 57.10 |
| 2009 | 57.40 |
| 2010 | 56.30 |
| 2011 | 55.90 |
| 2012 | 56.10 |
| 2013 | 55.90 |
| 2014 | 55.40 |
| 2015 | 56.00 |
| 2016 | 55.60 |
| 2017 | 55.10 |
| 2018 | 54.40 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
