Malaysia - Poverty gap
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Malaysia was 0.000 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 0.600 in 1984, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 1997.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.600 |
| 1987 | 0.300 |
| 1989 | 0.200 |
| 1992 | 0.100 |
| 1995 | 0.200 |
| 1997 | 0.000 |
| 2003 | 0.200 |
| 2006 | 0.100 |
| 2008 | 0.100 |
| 2011 | 0.000 |
| 2013 | 0.000 |
| 2015 | 0.000 |
Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Malaysia was 0.00 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.40 in 1984 and a minimum value of 0.00 in 2015.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1984 | 3.40 |
| 1987 | 3.10 |
| 1989 | 2.70 |
| 1992 | 2.60 |
| 1995 | 2.70 |
| 1997 | 1.40 |
| 2003 | 1.70 |
| 2006 | 0.90 |
| 2008 | 0.90 |
| 2011 | 0.20 |
| 2013 | 0.10 |
| 2015 | 0.00 |
Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Malaysia was 0.60 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11.50 in 1984 and a minimum value of 0.60 in 2015.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1984 | 11.50 |
| 1987 | 11.20 |
| 1989 | 10.70 |
| 1992 | 10.20 |
| 1995 | 10.00 |
| 1997 | 6.60 |
| 2003 | 6.90 |
| 2006 | 4.70 |
| 2008 | 4.80 |
| 2011 | 2.00 |
| 2013 | 0.80 |
| 2015 | 0.60 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
