Jamaica - Poverty gap

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

Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Jamaica was 0.40 as of 2004. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 2.60 in 1993, while its lowest value was 0.40 in 2004.

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
1988 1.70
1990 0.90
1993 2.60
1996 0.80
1999 0.70
2002 0.70
2004 0.40

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

The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Jamaica was 2.20 as of 2004. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9.70 in 1993 and a minimum value of 2.20 in 2004.

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
1988 6.30
1990 5.30
1993 9.70
1996 3.80
1999 2.90
2002 3.10
2004 2.20

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

The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Jamaica was 9.10 as of 2004. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26.00 in 1993 and a minimum value of 9.10 in 2004.

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
1988 17.70
1990 18.10
1993 26.00
1996 14.60
1999 10.10
2002 11.20
2004 9.10

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Poverty rates