Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (%) in Israel
Israel: Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (%) was 0.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) in Israel, 1979–2022
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. Measured in %.
Analysis
Israel recorded 0.2% for poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 ppp) in 2022.
That represents a change of down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 ppp) in Israel peaked at 0.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1979.
Israel ranks 80th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (%) in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.2% | — |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +200.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -66.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +300.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -50.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +100.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -66.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +200.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 0.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Israel's 0.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%, 80% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (%) in Israel changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +300.0% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More poverty & inequality data for Israel
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,551 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 38.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 29.81 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 29.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 ppp) in Israel?
- Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 ppp) in Israel was 0.2% in 2022, according to 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.
- What is the highest poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 ppp) recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 ppp) recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1979.
- How does Israel rank for poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 ppp)?
- Israel ranks 80th out of 123 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 ppp) rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from 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, published as part of Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $3.00 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.