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
year |
value
Min
Max
|
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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