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

2.9 (%) in 2017

In 2017, poverty gap at $1.9 a day for World was 2.9 %. Between 1998 and 2017, poverty gap at $1.9 a day of World was declining at a moderating rate to shrink from 10.1 % in 1998 to 2.9 % in 2017.

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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 World poverty gap at $1.9 a day?