Nicaragua - Poverty gap
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Nicaragua was 0.80 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 18.40 in 1993, while its lowest value was 0.80 in 2014.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 18.40 |
| 1998 | 10.70 |
| 2001 | 5.70 |
| 2005 | 2.20 |
| 2009 | 2.00 |
| 2014 | 0.80 |
Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Nicaragua was 3.50 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 30.30 in 1993 and a minimum value of 3.50 in 2014.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 30.30 |
| 1998 | 20.90 |
| 2001 | 14.40 |
| 2005 | 8.50 |
| 2009 | 7.20 |
| 2014 | 3.50 |
Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Nicaragua was 12.30 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 45.70 in 1993 and a minimum value of 12.30 in 2014.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 45.70 |
| 1998 | 36.90 |
| 2001 | 30.10 |
| 2005 | 22.30 |
| 2009 | 19.70 |
| 2014 | 12.30 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
