Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (%) in China
China: Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (%) was 0.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) in China, 1981–2022
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
The most recent figure for poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 ppp) in China is 0.0%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 ppp) in China peaked at 68.7% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.
China ranks 110th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (%) in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 68.7% | — |
| 1984 | 58.7% | -14.6% |
| 1987 | 50.5% | -14.0% |
| 1990 | 52.9% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 48.6% | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 37.9% | -22.0% |
| 1999 | 35.8% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 29.1% | -18.7% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | -33.3% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | -19.6% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -20.5% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | -23.4% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | -16.8% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -49.4% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -22.5% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -32.3% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -28.6% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -38.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -62.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -66.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.1%. (38 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7%. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (%) in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -100.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.3% | 50.5% | 68.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 43.8% | 35.8% | 52.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 15.6% | 29.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 0.3% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near China
- 110 Azerbaijan 0.0% compare
- 110 Belarus 0.0% compare
- 110 Bhutan 0.0% compare
- 110 Cyprus 0.0% compare
- 110 Czechia 0.0% compare
- 110 Kazakhstan 0.0% compare
- 110 Luxembourg 0.0% compare
- 110 Malaysia 0.0% compare
- 110 Moldova 0.0% compare
- 110 Slovenia 0.0% compare
- 110 Switzerland 0.0% compare
- 110 Thailand 0.0% compare
- 110 Ukraine 0.0% compare
More poverty & inequality data for China
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.999 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,418 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 0.5767 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 22.1 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 22.1% (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 $4.20 a day (2021 ppp) in China?
- Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 ppp) in China was 0.0% 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 $4.20 a day (2021 ppp) recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 1981.
- What is the lowest poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 ppp) recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- How does China rank for poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 ppp)?
- China ranks 110th out of 123 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 ppp) rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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 $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $4.20 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.