West Bank and Gaza - Poverty gap

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

Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in West Bank and Gaza was 0.100 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 0.400 in 2007, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 2010.

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
2004 0.200
2005 0.100
2006 0.100
2007 0.400
2009 0.100
2010 0.000
2011 0.100
2016 0.100

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

The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in West Bank and Gaza was 1.00 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.90 in 2007 and a minimum value of 0.50 in 2009.

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
2004 1.20
2005 1.00
2006 0.60
2007 1.90
2009 0.50
2010 0.60
2011 0.50
2016 1.00

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

The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in West Bank and Gaza was 5.60 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8.10 in 2007 and a minimum value of 4.40 in 2009.

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
2004 6.40
2005 6.10
2006 5.00
2007 8.10
2009 4.40
2010 4.70
2011 4.40
2016 5.60

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Poverty rates