Upper middle income - Poverty gap
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Upper middle income was 0.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 26.50 in 1981, while its lowest value was 0.50 in 2015.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 26.50 |
| 1982 | 24.50 |
| 1983 | 22.20 |
| 1984 | 18.50 |
| 1985 | 16.50 |
| 1986 | 15.10 |
| 1987 | 13.90 |
| 1988 | 12.00 |
| 1989 | 16.20 |
| 1990 | 15.60 |
| 1991 | 15.20 |
| 1992 | 14.30 |
| 1993 | 13.50 |
| 1994 | 11.60 |
| 1995 | 10.20 |
| 1996 | 9.30 |
| 1997 | 9.20 |
| 1998 | 9.20 |
| 1999 | 9.20 |
| 2000 | 8.30 |
| 2001 | 7.80 |
| 2002 | 7.00 |
| 2003 | 6.00 |
| 2004 | 4.80 |
| 2005 | 3.70 |
| 2006 | 3.40 |
| 2007 | 3.10 |
| 2008 | 2.90 |
| 2009 | 2.50 |
| 2010 | 2.10 |
| 2011 | 1.50 |
| 2012 | 1.20 |
| 2013 | 0.60 |
| 2014 | 0.60 |
| 2015 | 0.50 |
| 2016 | 0.50 |
| 2017 | 0.50 |
| 2018 | 0.50 |
| 2019 | 0.50 |
Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Upper middle income was 1.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 41.30 in 1981 and a minimum value of 1.30 in 2019.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 41.30 |
| 1982 | 39.80 |
| 1983 | 38.20 |
| 1984 | 35.10 |
| 1985 | 32.90 |
| 1986 | 30.90 |
| 1987 | 29.50 |
| 1988 | 27.10 |
| 1989 | 31.70 |
| 1990 | 31.00 |
| 1991 | 30.60 |
| 1992 | 29.40 |
| 1993 | 28.20 |
| 1994 | 25.90 |
| 1995 | 23.90 |
| 1996 | 22.50 |
| 1997 | 22.00 |
| 1998 | 21.70 |
| 1999 | 21.60 |
| 2000 | 19.80 |
| 2001 | 18.80 |
| 2002 | 17.30 |
| 2003 | 15.80 |
| 2004 | 13.60 |
| 2005 | 11.30 |
| 2006 | 10.30 |
| 2007 | 9.40 |
| 2008 | 8.80 |
| 2009 | 8.00 |
| 2010 | 7.00 |
| 2011 | 5.60 |
| 2012 | 4.80 |
| 2013 | 2.80 |
| 2014 | 2.40 |
| 2015 | 2.00 |
| 2016 | 1.80 |
| 2017 | 1.70 |
| 2018 | 1.50 |
| 2019 | 1.30 |
Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Upper middle income was 5.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 35 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 50.60 in 1984 and a minimum value of 5.00 in 2019.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1984 | 50.60 |
| 1985 | 49.00 |
| 1986 | 47.00 |
| 1987 | 46.20 |
| 1988 | 44.50 |
| 1989 | 47.40 |
| 1990 | 47.00 |
| 1991 | 46.80 |
| 1992 | 46.00 |
| 1993 | 45.10 |
| 1994 | 43.20 |
| 1995 | 41.30 |
| 1996 | 39.80 |
| 1997 | 39.10 |
| 1998 | 38.60 |
| 1999 | 38.40 |
| 2000 | 36.10 |
| 2001 | 34.60 |
| 2002 | 32.60 |
| 2003 | 31.00 |
| 2004 | 28.30 |
| 2005 | 25.30 |
| 2006 | 23.40 |
| 2007 | 21.60 |
| 2008 | 20.30 |
| 2009 | 18.90 |
| 2010 | 17.20 |
| 2011 | 15.00 |
| 2012 | 13.30 |
| 2013 | 9.90 |
| 2014 | 8.80 |
| 2015 | 7.60 |
| 2016 | 6.90 |
| 2017 | 6.50 |
| 2018 | 5.70 |
| 2019 | 5.00 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
