Lower middle income - Poverty gap
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Lower middle income was 2.80 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 18.60 in 1981, while its lowest value was 2.80 in 2018.
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 | 18.60 |
| 1982 | 18.40 |
| 1983 | 17.70 |
| 1984 | 17.10 |
| 1985 | 16.50 |
| 1986 | 16.20 |
| 1987 | 16.00 |
| 1988 | 15.50 |
| 1989 | 15.20 |
| 1990 | 14.60 |
| 1991 | 14.40 |
| 1992 | 13.90 |
| 1993 | 13.60 |
| 1994 | 13.30 |
| 1995 | 12.70 |
| 1996 | 12.10 |
| 1997 | 12.10 |
| 1998 | 12.60 |
| 1999 | 11.40 |
| 2001 | 10.70 |
| 2002 | 10.00 |
| 2003 | 9.60 |
| 2004 | 9.00 |
| 2005 | 8.40 |
| 2006 | 8.10 |
| 2007 | 7.40 |
| 2008 | 7.00 |
| 2009 | 6.60 |
| 2010 | 5.80 |
| 2011 | 4.90 |
| 2012 | 4.40 |
| 2013 | 4.10 |
| 2014 | 3.70 |
| 2015 | 3.40 |
| 2016 | 3.20 |
| 2017 | 3.00 |
| 2018 | 2.80 |
Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Lower middle income was 11.20 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 37.90 in 1981 and a minimum value of 11.20 in 2018.
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 | 37.90 |
| 1982 | 37.80 |
| 1983 | 37.10 |
| 1984 | 36.40 |
| 1985 | 35.80 |
| 1986 | 35.60 |
| 1987 | 35.30 |
| 1988 | 34.70 |
| 1989 | 34.40 |
| 1990 | 33.60 |
| 1991 | 33.40 |
| 1992 | 32.90 |
| 1993 | 32.60 |
| 1994 | 32.20 |
| 1995 | 31.40 |
| 1996 | 30.50 |
| 1997 | 30.40 |
| 1998 | 31.00 |
| 1999 | 29.60 |
| 2001 | 28.70 |
| 2002 | 27.60 |
| 2003 | 26.90 |
| 2004 | 25.90 |
| 2005 | 24.90 |
| 2006 | 24.40 |
| 2007 | 23.20 |
| 2008 | 22.40 |
| 2009 | 21.60 |
| 2010 | 19.80 |
| 2011 | 17.90 |
| 2012 | 16.80 |
| 2013 | 15.70 |
| 2014 | 14.80 |
| 2015 | 13.80 |
| 2016 | 12.90 |
| 2017 | 12.00 |
| 2018 | 11.20 |
Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Lower middle income was 29.50 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 57.30 in 1981 and a minimum value of 29.50 in 2018.
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 | 57.30 |
| 1982 | 57.20 |
| 1983 | 56.80 |
| 1984 | 56.20 |
| 1985 | 55.70 |
| 1986 | 55.60 |
| 1987 | 55.50 |
| 1988 | 55.00 |
| 1989 | 54.70 |
| 1990 | 54.00 |
| 1991 | 53.90 |
| 1992 | 53.60 |
| 1993 | 53.40 |
| 1994 | 53.20 |
| 1995 | 52.50 |
| 1996 | 51.80 |
| 1997 | 51.60 |
| 1998 | 52.00 |
| 1999 | 51.10 |
| 2001 | 50.20 |
| 2002 | 49.10 |
| 2003 | 48.30 |
| 2004 | 47.30 |
| 2005 | 46.30 |
| 2006 | 45.70 |
| 2007 | 44.40 |
| 2008 | 43.70 |
| 2009 | 42.70 |
| 2010 | 40.50 |
| 2011 | 38.30 |
| 2012 | 37.10 |
| 2013 | 35.80 |
| 2014 | 34.50 |
| 2015 | 33.30 |
| 2016 | 31.90 |
| 2017 | 30.70 |
| 2018 | 29.50 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
