Poverty & Inequality in Argentina 20 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Argentina. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 15.2% 2024 up 29.9% 68th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 2.8% 2024 up 12.0% 63rd Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.0% 2024 down 9.1% 65th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.3% 2024 down 25.0% 68th Prosperity gap 2.1 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 up 5.0% 72nd Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 4.4% 2024 up 18.9% 67th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 24.1% 2024 up 0.4% 41st Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.7% 2024 down 12.5% 68th Population living in slums 14.5% 2022 down 9.0% 90th Income share held by second 20% 9.7% 2024 unchanged 104th Gini index 42.4 2024 up 1.4% 20th Income share held by lowest 20% 5.1% 2024 up 2.0% 106th Income share held by lowest 10% 1.9% 2024 up 5.6% 103rd Income share held by highest 10% 31.2% 2024 up 3.7% 24th Income share held by highest 20% 47.9% 2024 up 1.9% 21st Income share held by fourth 20% 22.5% 2024 down 2.6% 35th Income share held by third 20% 14.8% 2024 down 2.0% 96th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 19.6% 2024 down 3.4% 12th Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 38.1% 2024 up 25.7% 6th Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 1.0% 2024 down 9.1% 38th