Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 10.8% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Ethiopia, 1995–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Ethiopia stood at 10.8%.
That represents a change of up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Ethiopia peaked at 31.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2015.
That places Ethiopia 14th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.6% | 21.4% | 31.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 9.6% | 10.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More poverty & inequality data for Ethiopia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.99 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,632 kg per hectare (2024)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.497 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 10.2% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1515 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1515 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1954 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3645 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 38.6% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap index at $3 a day in Ethiopia?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Ethiopia was 10.8% in 2021, 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2015.
- How does Ethiopia rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Ethiopia ranks 14th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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).