Ghana - Poverty gap
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Ghana was 4.40 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 16.70 in 1991, while its lowest value was 3.20 in 2012.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 13.40 |
| 1988 | 12.90 |
| 1991 | 16.70 |
| 1998 | 11.50 |
| 2005 | 7.60 |
| 2012 | 3.20 |
| 2016 | 4.40 |
Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Ghana was 11.20 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36.20 in 1991 and a minimum value of 10.40 in 2012.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 31.90 |
| 1988 | 31.40 |
| 1991 | 36.20 |
| 1998 | 27.00 |
| 2005 | 19.20 |
| 2012 | 10.40 |
| 2016 | 11.20 |
Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Ghana was 24.40 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 57.40 in 1991 and a minimum value of 24.40 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 |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 54.50 |
| 1988 | 53.80 |
| 1991 | 57.40 |
| 1998 | 47.00 |
| 2005 | 37.90 |
| 2012 | 25.20 |
| 2016 | 24.40 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
