Belize - Poverty gap
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Belize was 6.00 as of 1999. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 7.70 in 1997, while its lowest value was 4.50 in 1994.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 5.00 |
| 1994 | 4.50 |
| 1996 | 5.50 |
| 1997 | 7.70 |
| 1998 | 5.80 |
| 1999 | 6.00 |
Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Belize was 11.70 as of 1999. As the graph below shows, over the past 6 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14.80 in 1997 and a minimum value of 9.80 in 1993.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 9.80 |
| 1994 | 9.80 |
| 1996 | 12.10 |
| 1997 | 14.80 |
| 1998 | 13.10 |
| 1999 | 11.70 |
Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Belize was 23.80 as of 1999. As the graph below shows, over the past 6 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 28.30 in 1997 and a minimum value of 21.20 in 1993.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 21.20 |
| 1994 | 22.00 |
| 1996 | 26.30 |
| 1997 | 28.30 |
| 1998 | 26.70 |
| 1999 | 23.80 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
