China - Poverty gap at $1.9 a day based on purchasing-power-parity

0.1 (%) in 2016

In 2016, poverty gap at $1.9 a day for China was 0.1 %. Poverty gap at $1.9 a day of China fell gradually from 10.1 % in 2002 to 0.1 % in 2016.

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What is poverty gap at $1.9 a day?

Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $1.90 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. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

What is China poverty gap at $1.9 a day?