Kosovo - Poverty gap

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

Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Kosovo was 0.200 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 0.800 in 2005, while its lowest value was 0.100 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
2003 0.200
2005 0.800
2006 0.500
2009 0.500
2010 0.400
2011 0.200
2012 0.100
2013 0.100
2014 0.200
2015 0.100
2016 0.100
2017 0.200

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

The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Kosovo was 0.70 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 14 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.90 in 2005 and a minimum value of 0.70 in 2013.

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
2003 3.70
2005 4.90
2006 4.50
2009 3.60
2010 3.40
2011 2.30
2012 1.20
2013 0.70
2014 1.20
2015 0.80
2016 0.80
2017 0.70

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

The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Kosovo was 5.60 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 14 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 19.60 in 2005 and a minimum value of 5.60 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
2003 18.90
2005 19.60
2006 19.40
2009 15.50
2010 15.60
2011 12.60
2012 8.20
2013 6.10
2014 7.20
2015 5.70
2016 5.60
2017 5.60

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Poverty rates