Pakistan - Poverty gap
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Pakistan was 0.40 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 21.90 in 1987, while its lowest value was 0.40 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 |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 21.90 |
| 1990 | 21.10 |
| 1996 | 3.00 |
| 1998 | 5.30 |
| 2001 | 5.60 |
| 2004 | 3.10 |
| 2005 | 2.80 |
| 2007 | 1.70 |
| 2010 | 1.00 |
| 2011 | 0.90 |
| 2013 | 0.80 |
| 2015 | 0.50 |
| 2018 | 0.40 |
Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Pakistan was 7.30 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 45.10 in 1987 and a minimum value of 7.30 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 |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 45.10 |
| 1990 | 44.10 |
| 1996 | 19.60 |
| 1998 | 23.10 |
| 2001 | 25.40 |
| 2004 | 18.00 |
| 2005 | 17.90 |
| 2007 | 14.90 |
| 2010 | 11.30 |
| 2011 | 11.10 |
| 2013 | 9.20 |
| 2015 | 7.50 |
| 2018 | 7.30 |
Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Pakistan was 29.20 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 65.60 in 1987 and a minimum value of 29.10 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 |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 65.60 |
| 1990 | 64.90 |
| 1996 | 45.80 |
| 1998 | 47.90 |
| 2001 | 51.10 |
| 2004 | 43.10 |
| 2005 | 43.20 |
| 2007 | 40.20 |
| 2010 | 36.00 |
| 2011 | 35.40 |
| 2013 | 32.10 |
| 2015 | 29.10 |
| 2018 | 29.20 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
