Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | Poverty gap at $1.25 a day (PPP) (%)
Poverty gap is the mean shortfall from the poverty line (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.
| year | value |
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| 1980 | |
| 1981 | 21.8 |
| 1982 | |
| 1983 | |
| 1984 | 24.09 |
| 1985 | |
| 1986 | |
| 1987 | 24.09 |
| 1988 | |
| 1989 | |
| 1990 | 25.36 |
| 1991 | |
| 1992 | |
| 1993 | 27.28 |
| 1994 | |
| 1995 | |
| 1996 | 26.01 |
| 1997 | |
| 1998 | |
| 1999 | 25.91 |
| 2000 | |
| 2001 | |
| 2002 | 24.63 |
| 2003 | |
| 2004 | |
| 2005 | 22.42 |
| 2006 | |
| 2007 | |
| 2008 | 21.15 |
| 2009 | |
| 2010 | 21.05 |
| 2011 | |
| 2012 |
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | Poverty gap at $1.25 a day (PPP) (%)
Poverty gap is the mean shortfall from the poverty line (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.