Switzerland - Poverty gap

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

Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Switzerland was 0.000 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 0.600 in 1982, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 2000.

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
1982 0.600
1992 0.500
2000 0.000
2002 0.000
2006 0.000
2007 0.000
2008 0.000
2009 0.000
2010 0.000
2011 0.000
2012 0.000
2013 0.000
2014 0.000
2015 0.000
2016 0.000
2017 0.000
2018 0.000

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

The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Switzerland was 0.000 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.600 in 1992 and a minimum value of 0.000 in 2002.

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
1982 0.600
1992 0.600
2000 0.100
2002 0.000
2006 0.100
2007 0.000
2008 0.100
2009 0.000
2010 0.000
2011 0.000
2012 0.000
2013 0.000
2014 0.000
2015 0.000
2016 0.000
2017 0.000
2018 0.000

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

The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Switzerland was 0.000 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.700 in 1992 and a minimum value of 0.000 in 2002.

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
1982 0.600
1992 0.700
2000 0.100
2002 0.000
2006 0.100
2007 0.100
2008 0.100
2009 0.100
2010 0.100
2011 0.000
2012 0.000
2013 0.000
2014 0.100
2015 0.000
2016 0.000
2017 0.000
2018 0.000

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Poverty rates