Poverty & Inequality in China 19 indicators covering poverty & inequality for China. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 21.3% 2022 down 62.9% 57th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.5% 2022 down 98.0% 94th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 111th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 101st Prosperity gap 2.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2022 down 53.8% 64th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 4.9% 2022 down 80.5% 65th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 19.4% 2022 down 37.8% 67th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 110th Income share held by second 20% 11.4% 2022 up 17.5% 77th Gini index 36 2022 down 14.7% 49th Income share held by lowest 20% 7.3% 2022 up 37.7% 59th Income share held by lowest 10% 3.1% 2022 up 47.6% 39th Income share held by highest 10% 28.4% 2022 down 9.8% 47th Income share held by highest 20% 43.7% 2022 down 8.6% 46th Income share held by fourth 20% 21.9% 2022 down 2.2% 73rd Income share held by third 20% 15.7% 2022 up 6.8% 73rd Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 12.0% 2022 down 33.7% 55th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 116th Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% 70th