Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 0.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Kazakhstan, 1993–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 0.0% for poverty gap index at $3 a day in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.6% on the previous year and down 79.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Kazakhstan peaked at 5.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
Kazakhstan ranks 110th 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 $3 a day in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 3.3% | — |
| 1996 | 3.8% | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +52.5% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | -32.8% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -29.9% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -47.3% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | +168.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -88.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -59.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -38.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -25.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -60.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -37.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -33.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -35.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +76.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +48.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -57.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -57.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +62.6% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 2% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 5% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 0.1% | 5.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More poverty & inequality data for Kazakhstan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,530 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 48.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.46 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.5% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap index at $3 a day in Kazakhstan?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Kazakhstan was 0.0% 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Kazakhstan ranks 110th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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).