South Africa poverty gap at $5.5 a day was at level of 29 % in 2014, up from 27.5 % in 2010.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.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.
| Date | Value | Change, % |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 29.0 | 5.45% |
| 2010 | 27.5 | -2.83% |
| 2008 | 28.3 | -23.31% |
| 2005 | 36.9 | -10.65% |
| 2000 | 41.3 | -3.95% |
| 1996 | 43.0 | 11.98% |
| 1993 | 38.4 |