United Kingdom - Poverty gap

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

Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in United Kingdom was 0.200 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 0.500 in 1986, while its lowest value was 0.100 in 1969.

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
1969 0.100
1974 0.100
1979 0.100
1986 0.500
1991 0.100
1994 0.200
1995 0.100
1996 0.100
1997 0.100
1998 0.100
1999 0.200
2000 0.200
2001 0.200
2002 0.200
2003 0.200
2004 0.200
2005 0.300
2006 0.100
2007 0.200
2008 0.200
2009 0.100
2010 0.100
2011 0.300
2012 0.100
2013 0.100
2014 0.100
2015 0.100
2016 0.100
2017 0.200

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

The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in United Kingdom was 0.300 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.700 in 1986 and a minimum value of 0.100 in 1974.

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
1969 0.200
1974 0.100
1979 0.300
1986 0.700
1991 0.200
1994 0.200
1995 0.200
1996 0.100
1997 0.200
1998 0.200
1999 0.200
2000 0.200
2001 0.200
2002 0.200
2003 0.200
2004 0.300
2005 0.500
2006 0.200
2007 0.300
2008 0.300
2009 0.100
2010 0.200
2011 0.300
2012 0.200
2013 0.100
2014 0.200
2015 0.200
2016 0.200
2017 0.300

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

The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in United Kingdom was 0.40 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.10 in 1986 and a minimum value of 0.20 in 1996.

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
1969 1.10
1974 0.30
1979 0.50
1986 1.10
1991 0.50
1994 0.40
1995 0.40
1996 0.20
1997 0.30
1998 0.30
1999 0.30
2000 0.30
2001 0.30
2002 0.30
2003 0.30
2004 0.60
2005 0.60
2006 0.40
2007 0.40
2008 0.50
2009 0.20
2010 0.30
2011 0.50
2012 0.30
2013 0.20
2014 0.30
2015 0.30
2016 0.30
2017 0.40

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Poverty rates