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
123
Highest
74.8%
Mozambique
Lowest
0.0%
Slovenia
Median
6.0%
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,875
What the numbers show
Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) (%) is currently reported for 123 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 92 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 58.9% | 2023 | down 0.7% | 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 | Mauritania | 28.7% | 2019 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 28 | South Africa | 28.4% | 2022 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 29 | India | 27.3% | 2023 | down 43.2% | 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 | 22.4% | 2025 | down 43.4% | 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 | Kosovo | 17.0% | 2022 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 41 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 17.0% | 2022 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 43 | Egypt | 16.4% | 2021 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 44 | Morocco | 16.3% | 2013 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 45 | Nepal | 16.1% | 2022 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 46 | Colombia | 15.7% | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 47 | Georgia | 15.0% | 2024 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 48 | Peru | 13.1% | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 49 | Armenia | 12.6% | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 50 | Iran | 11.3% | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 51 | El Salvador | 10.6% | 2023 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 52 | Ecuador | 10.1% | 2025 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 53 | Palestine | 8.9% | 2023 | up 39.1% | flat |
| 54 | North Macedonia | 7.9% | 2019 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 55 | Brazil | 7.5% | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 55 | Panama | 7.5% | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 57 | Jamaica | 7.0% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 58 | Azerbaijan | 6.5% | 2005 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Vietnam | 6.5% | 2022 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Mexico | 6.4% | 2024 | down 64.2% | falling |
| 60 | Paraguay | 6.4% | 2024 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 62 | Belize | 6.0% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 62 | Mongolia | 6.0% | 2022 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Bolivia | 5.8% | 2024 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Tunisia | 5.3% | 2021 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Montenegro | 5.1% | 2021 | up 96.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Albania | 4.9% | 2020 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 67 | China | 4.9% | 2022 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Argentina | 4.4% | 2024 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Uzbekistan | 4.4% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Moldova | 4.1% | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 3.9% | 2024 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 73 | Jordan | 3.1% | 2010 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Serbia | 2.9% | 2023 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Costa Rica | 2.8% | 2025 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.7% | 2021 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 2.4% | 2021 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Thailand | 2.1% | 2024 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Hungary | 2.0% | 2017 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Ukraine | 2.0% | 2020 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Bulgaria | 1.8% | 2023 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Bhutan | 1.8% | 2022 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Romania | 1.8% | 2023 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Japan | 1.5% | 2020 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 84 | Lithuania | 1.5% | 2023 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Israel | 1.4% | 2022 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 86 | Uruguay | 1.4% | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Chile | 1.3% | 2024 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Slovakia | 1.3% | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 90 | United States | 1.2% | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 91 | Spain | 1.1% | 2023 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 91 | Greece | 1.1% | 2023 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Italy | 1.1% | 2023 | down 45.0% | rising |
| 94 | Australia | 1.0% | 2020 | up 66.7% | falling |
| 94 | Latvia | 1.0% | 2023 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Turkey | 1.0% | 2023 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Germany | 0.9% | 2022 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Sweden | 0.9% | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 99 | Portugal | 0.8% | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 100 | Croatia | 0.7% | 2023 | down 77.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Austria | 0.6% | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 101 | Estonia | 0.6% | 2023 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Malta | 0.6% | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 104 | United Kingdom | 0.5% | 2021 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 104 | Malaysia | 0.5% | 2021 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Belarus | 0.4% | 2020 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Denmark | 0.4% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 106 | Poland | 0.4% | 2023 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Canada | 0.3% | 2022 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Finland | 0.3% | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 109 | Russia | 0.3% | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Czechia | 0.2% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 112 | Iceland | 0.2% | 2019 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | South Korea | 0.2% | 2021 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Norway | 0.2% | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 116 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Switzerland | 0.1% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | France | 0.1% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2023 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Luxembourg | 0.1% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2021 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | 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.
- Low income 58.4%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 53.1%
- IDA total 47.1%
- Lower middle income 31.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 26.4%
- South Asia 25.8%
- Low & middle income 23.9%
- World 19.8%
- Latin America & Caribbean 9.3%
- East Asia & Pacific 8.4%
- Upper middle income 8.3%
- Europe & Central Asia 1.6%
- North America 1.1%
- High income 0.8%
About this data
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.