Mexico - Poverty gap
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Mexico was 1.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 7.20 in 1996, while its lowest value was 0.70 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 |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 3.30 |
| 1992 | 2.00 |
| 1994 | 2.30 |
| 1996 | 7.20 |
| 1998 | 4.30 |
| 2000 | 2.90 |
| 2002 | 2.10 |
| 2004 | 2.00 |
| 2005 | 2.20 |
| 2006 | 1.20 |
| 2008 | 1.70 |
| 2010 | 1.60 |
| 2012 | 1.20 |
| 2014 | 1.10 |
| 2016 | 0.90 |
| 2018 | 0.70 |
| 2020 | 1.00 |
Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Mexico was 3.10 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15.30 in 1996 and a minimum value of 2.70 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 |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 8.40 |
| 1992 | 6.70 |
| 1994 | 6.90 |
| 1996 | 15.30 |
| 1998 | 10.80 |
| 2000 | 7.70 |
| 2002 | 6.30 |
| 2004 | 5.40 |
| 2005 | 5.70 |
| 2006 | 4.00 |
| 2008 | 4.90 |
| 2010 | 4.30 |
| 2012 | 3.70 |
| 2014 | 3.70 |
| 2016 | 3.20 |
| 2018 | 2.70 |
| 2020 | 3.10 |
Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Mexico was 9.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29.20 in 1996 and a minimum value of 8.90 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 |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 20.20 |
| 1992 | 17.40 |
| 1994 | 17.20 |
| 1996 | 29.20 |
| 1998 | 23.00 |
| 2000 | 18.30 |
| 2002 | 16.20 |
| 2004 | 14.20 |
| 2005 | 14.40 |
| 2006 | 11.90 |
| 2008 | 12.80 |
| 2010 | 12.00 |
| 2012 | 11.30 |
| 2014 | 11.40 |
| 2016 | 10.10 |
| 2018 | 8.90 |
| 2020 | 9.50 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
