Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | Poverty gap at $2 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.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Records
53
Source
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | Poverty gap at $2 a day (PPP) (%)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981 37.29
1982
1983
1984 39.91
1985
1986
1987 39.69
1988
1989
1990 41.2
1991
1992
1993 43.34
1994
1995
1996 42.2
1997
1998
1999 42.1
2000
2001
2002 40.64
2003
2004
2005 38.22
2006
2007
2008 35.18
2009
2010
2011
2012

Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | Poverty gap at $2 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.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Records
53
Source