Brazil - Poverty gap
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Brazil was 0.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 11.20 in 1983, while its lowest value was 0.60 in 2020.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 8.50 |
| 1982 | 8.60 |
| 1983 | 11.20 |
| 1984 | 10.60 |
| 1985 | 9.00 |
| 1986 | 4.00 |
| 1987 | 7.20 |
| 1988 | 8.50 |
| 1989 | 7.70 |
| 1990 | 8.70 |
| 1992 | 9.10 |
| 1993 | 8.50 |
| 1995 | 5.30 |
| 1996 | 6.10 |
| 1997 | 5.90 |
| 1998 | 5.20 |
| 1999 | 5.40 |
| 2001 | 4.60 |
| 2002 | 3.80 |
| 2003 | 4.30 |
| 2004 | 3.60 |
| 2005 | 3.10 |
| 2006 | 2.70 |
| 2007 | 2.80 |
| 2008 | 2.20 |
| 2009 | 2.10 |
| 2011 | 1.90 |
| 2012 | 1.50 |
| 2013 | 1.10 |
| 2014 | 0.90 |
| 2015 | 1.10 |
| 2016 | 1.50 |
| 2017 | 1.70 |
| 2018 | 1.70 |
| 2019 | 1.80 |
| 2020 | 0.60 |
Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Brazil was 1.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22.00 in 1983 and a minimum value of 1.50 in 2020.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 17.50 |
| 1982 | 17.60 |
| 1983 | 22.00 |
| 1984 | 21.30 |
| 1985 | 18.60 |
| 1986 | 9.20 |
| 1987 | 14.70 |
| 1988 | 16.50 |
| 1989 | 15.10 |
| 1990 | 17.50 |
| 1992 | 17.30 |
| 1993 | 16.50 |
| 1995 | 11.20 |
| 1996 | 12.00 |
| 1997 | 11.90 |
| 1998 | 10.80 |
| 1999 | 11.30 |
| 2001 | 9.80 |
| 2002 | 8.90 |
| 2003 | 9.50 |
| 2004 | 8.40 |
| 2005 | 7.50 |
| 2006 | 6.30 |
| 2007 | 6.10 |
| 2008 | 5.00 |
| 2009 | 4.80 |
| 2011 | 4.10 |
| 2012 | 3.50 |
| 2013 | 2.90 |
| 2014 | 2.60 |
| 2015 | 2.90 |
| 2016 | 3.60 |
| 2017 | 3.90 |
| 2018 | 3.90 |
| 2019 | 4.00 |
| 2020 | 1.50 |
Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Brazil was 4.40 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 37.00 in 1983 and a minimum value of 4.40 in 2020.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 31.40 |
| 1982 | 31.40 |
| 1983 | 37.00 |
| 1984 | 36.50 |
| 1985 | 32.80 |
| 1986 | 19.20 |
| 1987 | 26.70 |
| 1988 | 28.90 |
| 1989 | 26.90 |
| 1990 | 30.60 |
| 1992 | 30.30 |
| 1993 | 29.40 |
| 1995 | 21.70 |
| 1996 | 22.30 |
| 1997 | 22.40 |
| 1998 | 21.20 |
| 1999 | 22.10 |
| 2001 | 19.40 |
| 2002 | 18.50 |
| 2003 | 19.20 |
| 2004 | 17.90 |
| 2005 | 16.60 |
| 2006 | 14.40 |
| 2007 | 13.60 |
| 2008 | 11.80 |
| 2009 | 11.10 |
| 2011 | 9.50 |
| 2012 | 8.50 |
| 2013 | 7.40 |
| 2014 | 6.70 |
| 2015 | 7.30 |
| 2016 | 8.30 |
| 2017 | 8.60 |
| 2018 | 8.50 |
| 2019 | 8.50 |
| 2020 | 4.40 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
