India - Poverty gap
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in India was 4.60 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 21.80 in 1977, while its lowest value was 4.60 in 2011.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1977 | 21.80 |
| 1983 | 17.90 |
| 1987 | 14.50 |
| 1993 | 12.80 |
| 2004 | 9.80 |
| 2009 | 7.50 |
| 2011 | 4.60 |
Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in India was 20.60 as of 2011. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 45.10 in 1977 and a minimum value of 20.60 in 2011.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1977 | 45.10 |
| 1983 | 40.90 |
| 1987 | 37.20 |
| 1993 | 35.30 |
| 2004 | 30.70 |
| 2009 | 26.70 |
| 2011 | 20.60 |
Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in India was 44.40 as of 2011. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 65.60 in 1977 and a minimum value of 44.40 in 2011.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1977 | 65.60 |
| 1983 | 62.70 |
| 1987 | 59.90 |
| 1993 | 58.50 |
| 2004 | 54.10 |
| 2009 | 50.50 |
| 2011 | 44.40 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
