Bangladesh - Poverty gap

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

Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Bangladesh was 2.60 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 33 years was 11.10 in 1991, while its lowest value was 2.60 in 2016.

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
1983 9.80
1985 7.30
1988 11.00
1991 11.10
1995 8.00
2000 7.80
2005 4.90
2010 3.50
2016 2.60

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

The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Bangladesh was 15.30 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 33 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 33.80 in 1991 and a minimum value of 15.30 in 2016.

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
1983 32.20
1985 28.30
1988 33.60
1991 33.80
1995 28.60
2000 27.40
2005 22.40
2010 18.70
2016 15.30

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

The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Bangladesh was 38.80 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 33 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 58.30 in 1991 and a minimum value of 38.80 in 2016.

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
1983 57.50
1985 54.10
1988 57.90
1991 58.30
1995 52.60
2000 51.10
2005 46.60
2010 43.00
2016 38.80

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Poverty rates