South Africa - Poverty gap

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

Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in South Africa was 6.10 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 13.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 4.70 in 2008.

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 10.80
2000 13.00
2005 8.20
2008 4.70
2010 4.80
2014 6.10

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

The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in South Africa was 15.10 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25.90 in 2000 and a minimum value of 13.60 in 2010.

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 23.30
2000 25.90
2005 20.40
2008 13.80
2010 13.60
2014 15.10

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

The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in South Africa was 29.00 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 41.30 in 2000 and a minimum value of 27.50 in 2010.

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 38.40
2000 41.30
2005 36.90
2008 28.30
2010 27.50
2014 29.00

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Poverty rates