In 2011, poverty gap at $5.5 a day for India was 44.4 %. Poverty gap at $5.5 a day of India fell gradually from 65.6 % in 1977 to 44.4 % in 2011.
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.