Philippines - Poverty gap

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

Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Philippines was 0.50 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 3.40 in 2006, while its lowest value was 0.50 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
2000 3.10
2003 3.10
2006 3.40
2009 2.30
2012 2.30
2015 1.20
2018 0.50

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

The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Philippines was 3.90 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 18 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12.80 in 2006 and a minimum value of 3.90 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
2000 12.40
2003 11.90
2006 12.80
2009 10.50
2012 10.20
2015 7.00
2018 3.90

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

The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Philippines was 16.00 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 18 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29.30 in 2006 and a minimum value of 16.00 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
2000 29.20
2003 28.30
2006 29.30
2009 26.60
2012 26.00
2015 21.30
2018 16.00

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Poverty rates