Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Albania
Albania: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Albania, 1996–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Albania stood at 0.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 99.2% on the previous year and down 74.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Albania peaked at 0.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2019.
Albania ranks 103rd of 120 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 index at $3 a day in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.4% | — |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +63.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -43.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -66.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +179.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +67.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -81.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +19.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +52.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -53.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -82.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +99.2% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 9% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 25% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 100 Netherlands 0.0% compare
- 101 Turkey 0.0% compare
- 102 Belgium 0.0% compare
- 104 Switzerland 0.0% compare
- 105 Luxembourg 0.0% compare
- 106 Jordan 0.0% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Albania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,170 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 -0.5922 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 25.47 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap index at $3 a day in Albania?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Albania was 0.0% in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- How does Albania rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Albania ranks 103rd out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty gap index at $3 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The poverty gap index is a poverty measure that reflects both the prevalence and the depth of poverty. It is calculated as the share of population in poverty multiplied by the average shortfall from the poverty line (expressed as a % of the poverty line).