Zambia - Poverty gap
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Zambia was 30.70 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 35.50 in 1991, while its lowest value was 16.90 in 1996.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 35.50 |
| 1993 | 28.80 |
| 1996 | 16.90 |
| 1998 | 17.80 |
| 2002 | 18.80 |
| 2004 | 28.50 |
| 2006 | 31.40 |
| 2010 | 33.00 |
| 2015 | 30.70 |
Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Zambia was 45.70 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 49.80 in 2010 and a minimum value of 32.80 in 1996.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 46.80 |
| 1993 | 44.30 |
| 1996 | 32.80 |
| 1998 | 33.60 |
| 2002 | 38.50 |
| 2004 | 44.70 |
| 2006 | 47.70 |
| 2010 | 49.80 |
| 2015 | 45.70 |
Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Zambia was 61.10 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 65.30 in 2010 and a minimum value of 51.40 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 |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 60.10 |
| 1993 | 60.60 |
| 1996 | 51.40 |
| 1998 | 52.10 |
| 2002 | 58.90 |
| 2004 | 61.20 |
| 2006 | 63.70 |
| 2010 | 65.30 |
| 2015 | 61.10 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
