Paraguay - Poverty gap

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

Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Paraguay was 0.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 5.00 in 1995, while its lowest value was 0.10 in 2017.

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
1990 0.30
1995 5.00
1997 4.40
1999 3.90
2001 3.10
2002 4.70
2003 2.60
2004 1.60
2005 1.90
2006 2.30
2007 2.30
2008 1.20
2009 1.50
2010 1.60
2011 1.50
2012 0.80
2013 0.60
2014 0.60
2015 0.40
2016 0.30
2017 0.10
2018 0.30
2019 0.20
2020 0.20

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

The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Paraguay was 1.10 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10.60 in 2002 and a minimum value of 1.10 in 2017.

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
1990 1.20
1995 10.10
1997 8.50
1999 8.20
2001 7.20
2002 10.60
2003 6.90
2004 5.20
2005 5.10
2006 6.80
2007 6.10
2008 4.00
2009 4.60
2010 4.60
2011 4.40
2012 2.90
2013 1.90
2014 2.10
2015 1.90
2016 1.80
2017 1.10
2018 1.40
2019 1.10
2020 1.10

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

The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Paraguay was 5.10 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21.40 in 2002 and a minimum value of 4.70 in 2019.

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
1990 5.00
1995 19.00
1997 16.40
1999 16.30
2001 15.40
2002 21.40
2003 16.30
2004 14.10
2005 13.00
2006 15.90
2007 14.00
2008 11.60
2009 12.10
2010 11.30
2011 10.70
2012 8.40
2013 6.20
2014 6.60
2015 6.40
2016 6.30
2017 5.10
2018 5.10
2019 4.70
2020 5.10

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Poverty rates