Moldova - Poverty gap

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

Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Moldova was 0.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 12.30 in 1999, while its lowest value was 0.00 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
1997 4.60
1998 8.80
1999 12.30
2000 10.70
2001 7.70
2002 3.80
2003 1.40
2004 1.80
2005 3.20
2006 0.60
2007 0.30
2008 0.20
2009 0.10
2010 0.10
2011 0.00
2012 0.00
2013 0.00
2014 0.00
2015 0.00
2016 0.00
2017 0.00
2018 0.00
2019 0.00

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

The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Moldova was 0.10 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 22 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29.90 in 1999 and a minimum value of 0.10 in 2014.

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
1997 14.50
1998 22.60
1999 29.90
2000 28.10
2001 22.60
2002 14.50
2003 8.40
2004 9.20
2005 12.60
2006 3.00
2007 1.70
2008 1.90
2009 1.60
2010 1.00
2011 0.70
2012 0.60
2013 0.30
2014 0.10
2015 0.20
2016 0.20
2017 0.10
2018 0.10
2019 0.10

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

The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Moldova was 2.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 22 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 51.00 in 1999 and a minimum value of 2.20 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
1997 33.80
1998 43.30
1999 51.00
2000 50.50
2001 44.30
2002 34.10
2003 26.40
2004 27.00
2005 32.10
2006 12.60
2007 8.90
2008 9.40
2009 8.80
2010 7.20
2011 5.90
2012 5.30
2013 3.90
2014 3.40
2015 2.90
2016 2.90
2017 2.90
2018 2.20
2019 2.30

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Poverty rates