Malta - Poverty gap

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

Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Malta was 0.100 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 13 years was 0.200 in 2009, while its lowest value was 0.000 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
2006 0.200
2007 0.200
2008 0.100
2009 0.200
2010 0.100
2011 0.100
2012 0.000
2013 0.000
2014 0.000
2015 0.100
2016 0.100
2017 0.100
2018 0.100
2019 0.100

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

The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Malta was 0.200 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 13 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.300 in 2009 and a minimum value of 0.000 in 2013.

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
2006 0.300
2007 0.300
2008 0.100
2009 0.300
2010 0.200
2011 0.200
2012 0.100
2013 0.000
2014 0.000
2015 0.100
2016 0.100
2017 0.100
2018 0.100
2019 0.200

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

The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Malta was 0.300 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 13 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.500 in 2009 and a minimum value of 0.000 in 2014.

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
2006 0.500
2007 0.500
2008 0.200
2009 0.500
2010 0.200
2011 0.300
2012 0.200
2013 0.100
2014 0.000
2015 0.100
2016 0.100
2017 0.200
2018 0.200
2019 0.300

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Poverty rates