Mongolia - Poverty gap

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

Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Mongolia was 0.10 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 7.20 in 1998, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2014.

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 2.50
1998 7.20
2002 2.10
2007 0.20
2010 0.10
2011 0.10
2012 0.10
2014 0.00
2016 0.10
2018 0.10

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

The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Mongolia was 0.90 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21.30 in 1998 and a minimum value of 0.50 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
1995 11.10
1998 21.30
2002 9.60
2007 2.30
2010 1.80
2011 1.20
2012 0.70
2014 0.50
2016 1.10
2018 0.90

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

The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Mongolia was 6.80 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 45.00 in 1998 and a minimum value of 4.30 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
1995 29.30
1998 45.00
2002 27.20
2007 12.10
2010 10.70
2011 8.50
2012 5.80
2014 4.30
2016 7.80
2018 6.80

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Poverty rates