Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Kyrgyzstan, 2000–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Kyrgyzstan stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 75.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 23.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2024.
That places Kyrgyzstan 72nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.3% | — |
| 2001 | 20.3% | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 16.2% | -16.6% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | -48.8% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -34.4% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -50.9% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -41.8% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +77.3% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -49.4% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +42.4% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -49.6% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +59.4% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -36.5% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +81.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -42.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -41.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -12.8% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 0.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 12% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 0.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 1.7% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.8% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
More poverty & inequality data for Kyrgyzstan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.8 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,799 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 -13.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 25.85 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.9% (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 Kyrgyzstan?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Kyrgyzstan was 0.3% in 2024, 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 72nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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).