North Macedonia - Poverty gap

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

Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in North Macedonia was 1.20 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 6.10 in 2010, while its lowest value was 1.20 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
2009 4.30
2010 6.10
2011 4.20
2012 2.90
2013 1.90
2014 2.00
2015 2.20
2016 1.70
2017 1.90
2018 1.20

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

The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in North Macedonia was 2.70 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 9 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9.40 in 2010 and a minimum value of 2.70 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
2009 8.20
2010 9.40
2011 7.40
2012 6.00
2013 4.60
2014 4.10
2015 4.50
2016 3.80
2017 3.80
2018 2.70

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

The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in North Macedonia was 6.70 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 9 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16.40 in 2009 and a minimum value of 6.70 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
2009 16.40
2010 16.10
2011 14.30
2012 12.90
2013 11.30
2014 9.70
2015 9.40
2016 8.70
2017 8.00
2018 6.70

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Poverty rates