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Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) (%) by country

Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $8.30 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.

Countries reporting
121
Highest
74.8%
Mozambique
Lowest
0.0%
Slovenia
Median
6.0%
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,843

What the numbers show

Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) (%) is currently reported for 121 countries. The highest value is 74.8% in Mozambique; the lowest is 0.0% in Slovenia.

The median across all reporting countries is 6.0%, and the mean is 16.2%.

Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 91 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 800.0%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 100.0%).

Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Mozambique 74.8% 2022 up 6.6% falling
2 Malawi 70.4% 2019 up 1.0% rising
3 Burundi 69.9% 2020 down 1.1% falling
4 Zambia 69.6% 2022 up 1.0% rising
5 Madagascar 66.8% 2021 up 4.0% falling
6 Niger 61.9% 2021 down 6.6% falling
7 Uganda 61.6% 2019 down 2.5% falling
8 Tanzania 56.4% 2018 down 10.5% falling
9 Nigeria 53.2% 2022 up 9.0% falling
10 Kenya 53.0% 2022 up 10.4% rising
11 Ethiopia 52.5% 2021 down 0.2% falling
12 Burkina Faso 52.4% 2021 down 20.7% falling
13 Guinea-Bissau 51.7% 2021 down 27.1% falling
14 Rwanda 50.7% 2023 down 20.9% falling
15 Ghana 49.0% 2016 down 22.2% falling
16 Mali 48.8% 2021 down 24.2% falling
17 Togo 47.5% 2021 down 27.0% falling
18 Benin 44.0% 2021 down 33.0% falling
19 Pakistan 42.8% 2024 down 2.7% falling
20 Syria 40.9% 2022 up 321.6% volatile
21 Cote d'Ivoire 38.5% 2021 down 28.4% rising
22 Gambia 37.7% 2020 down 18.8% falling
23 Cameroon 37.5% 2021 down 1.6% falling
24 Senegal 36.0% 2021 down 38.6% falling
25 Botswana 32.1% 2015 down 22.7% falling
26 Guinea 31.4% 2018 down 39.8% falling
27 India 31.1% 2022 down 35.3% falling
28 Mauritania 28.7% 2019 down 16.6% falling
29 South Africa 28.4% 2022 down 20.7% falling
30 Laos 27.0% 2024 down 32.2% falling
31 Bangladesh 26.4% 2022 down 41.2% falling
32 Honduras 23.4% 2024 down 18.5% falling
33 Indonesia 23.1% 2025 down 41.7% falling
34 Philippines 21.5% 2023 down 37.3% falling
35 Kyrgyzstan 21.1% 2024 down 38.5% falling
36 Tajikistan 20.5% 2024 down 34.9% falling
37 Guatemala 19.5% 2023 up 6.6% falling
38 Venezuela 18.4% 2006 down 27.8% rising
39 Nicaragua 18.2% 2014 down 39.3% falling
40 Sri Lanka 17.6% 2019 down 37.1% falling
41 Egypt 16.4% 2021 down 15.5% falling
42 Morocco 16.3% 2013 down 51.3% falling
43 Nepal 16.1% 2022 down 60.5% falling
44 Colombia 15.7% 2024 down 16.5% falling
45 Georgia 15.0% 2024 down 44.2% falling
46 Peru 13.1% 2024 down 15.5% falling
47 Armenia 12.6% 2024 down 30.0% falling
48 Iran 11.3% 2023 down 3.4% falling
49 El Salvador 10.6% 2023 down 43.3% falling
50 Ecuador 10.1% 2025 down 7.3% falling
51 Palestine 8.9% 2023 up 39.1% flat
52 North Macedonia 7.9% 2019 down 59.5% falling
53 Brazil 7.5% 2024 down 26.5% falling
53 Panama 7.5% 2024 down 28.6% falling
55 Jamaica 7.0% 2021 — falling
56 Azerbaijan 6.5% 2005 down 82.5% volatile
56 Vietnam 6.5% 2022 down 54.2% volatile
58 Mexico 6.4% 2024 down 64.2% falling
58 Paraguay 6.4% 2024 down 39.0% falling
60 Belize 6.0% 2018 — falling
60 Mongolia 6.0% 2022 down 42.9% volatile
62 Bolivia 5.8% 2024 down 39.6% volatile
63 Tunisia 5.3% 2021 down 53.1% volatile
64 Montenegro 5.1% 2021 up 96.2% volatile
65 Albania 4.9% 2020 down 58.5% falling
65 China 4.9% 2022 down 80.5% volatile
67 Argentina 4.4% 2024 up 18.9% volatile
67 Uzbekistan 4.4% 2025 — volatile
69 Dominican Republic 3.9% 2024 down 66.7% falling
69 Moldova 3.9% 2023 down 17.0% volatile
71 Jordan 3.1% 2010 down 65.6% volatile
72 Serbia 2.9% 2023 down 79.0% volatile
73 Costa Rica 2.8% 2025 down 54.1% volatile
74 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.7% 2021 down 37.2% falling
75 Kazakhstan 2.4% 2021 down 48.9% volatile
76 Thailand 2.1% 2024 down 56.2% volatile
77 Hungary 2.0% 2017 up 33.3% volatile
77 Ukraine 2.0% 2020 down 52.4% volatile
79 Bulgaria 1.8% 2023 down 71.0% volatile
79 Bhutan 1.8% 2022 down 89.2% volatile
79 Romania 1.8% 2023 down 88.5% volatile
82 Japan 1.5% 2020 up 66.7% rising
82 Lithuania 1.5% 2023 down 40.0% volatile
84 Israel 1.4% 2022 down 46.2% falling
84 Uruguay 1.4% 2024 down 6.7% volatile
86 Chile 1.3% 2024 down 65.8% volatile
86 Slovakia 1.3% 2023 down 23.5% falling
88 United States 1.2% 2024 down 20.0% falling
89 Spain 1.1% 2023 down 42.1% falling
89 Greece 1.1% 2023 down 68.6% volatile
89 Italy 1.1% 2023 down 45.0% rising
92 Australia 1.0% 2020 up 66.7% falling
92 Latvia 1.0% 2023 down 71.4% volatile
92 Turkey 1.0% 2023 down 84.4% volatile
95 Germany 0.9% 2022 up 800.0% volatile
95 Sweden 0.9% 2023 up 12.5% rising
97 Portugal 0.8% 2023 down 66.7% falling
98 Croatia 0.7% 2023 down 77.4% volatile
99 Austria 0.6% 2023 up 50.0% rising
99 Estonia 0.6% 2023 down 72.7% volatile
99 Malta 0.6% 2023 up 500.0% volatile
102 United Kingdom 0.5% 2021 up 25.0% rising
102 Malaysia 0.5% 2021 down 87.2% volatile
104 Belarus 0.4% 2020 down 90.0% volatile
104 Denmark 0.4% 2023 unchanged volatile
104 Poland 0.4% 2023 down 71.4% volatile
107 Canada 0.3% 2022 down 25.0% volatile
107 Finland 0.3% 2023 up 200.0% rising
107 Russia 0.3% 2023 down 75.0% volatile
110 Switzerland 0.2% 2022 — volatile
110 Czechia 0.2% 2023 unchanged volatile
110 Iceland 0.2% 2019 up 100.0% volatile
110 South Korea 0.2% 2021 down 81.8% volatile
110 Norway 0.2% 2023 unchanged falling
115 Belgium 0.1% 2023 down 50.0% volatile
115 France 0.1% 2023 unchanged volatile
115 Ireland 0.1% 2023 down 90.0% volatile
115 Luxembourg 0.1% 2023 unchanged volatile
115 Netherlands 0.1% 2021 down 50.0% volatile
120 Cyprus 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
120 Slovenia 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) (%)
Unit
%
Source
World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
136 places, 2,843 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed

Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $8.30 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.