Poverty & Inequality in East Asia & Pacific

8 indicators covering poverty & inequality for East Asia & Pacific.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 26.4% 2024 down 43.3%
Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 5.5% 2024 down 69.1%
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 2.0% 2024 down 74.4%
Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.4% 2024 down 75.0%
Prosperity gap 2.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 down 34.1%
Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 8.4% 2024 down 55.3%
Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 19.8% 2024 down 24.4%
Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 1.3% 2024 down 72.9%