Madagascar - Poverty gap
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Madagascar was 40.30 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 32 years was 40.30 in 2012, while its lowest value was 17.80 in 1980.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 17.80 |
| 1993 | 30.80 |
| 1997 | 28.50 |
| 1999 | 27.50 |
| 2001 | 34.10 |
| 2005 | 30.40 |
| 2010 | 37.90 |
| 2012 | 40.30 |
Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Madagascar was 59.10 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 59.10 in 2012 and a minimum value of 34.90 in 1980.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 34.90 |
| 1993 | 51.30 |
| 1997 | 49.00 |
| 1999 | 47.60 |
| 2001 | 52.00 |
| 2005 | 51.50 |
| 2010 | 57.50 |
| 2012 | 59.10 |
Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Madagascar was 74.20 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 74.20 in 2012 and a minimum value of 54.40 in 1980.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 54.40 |
| 1993 | 69.00 |
| 1997 | 67.50 |
| 1999 | 66.40 |
| 2001 | 68.00 |
| 2005 | 69.30 |
| 2010 | 73.20 |
| 2012 | 74.20 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
