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