Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Lithuania
Lithuania: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 0.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Lithuania, 1993–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 0.7% for poverty gap index at $3 a day in 2023.
The figure is up 68.7% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Lithuania peaked at 2.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.
Lithuania ranks 50th of 120 countries on this measure, 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 $3 a day in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2.7% | — |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -39.6% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -33.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -20.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +45.6% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -20.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -53.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +32.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -20.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +44.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -28.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +42.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -34.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -30.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -59.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +142.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +68.7% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 0.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 3.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 0.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 5.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More poverty & inequality data for Lithuania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,187 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 -0.5439 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 32.6 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 32.6% (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 Lithuania?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Lithuania was 0.7% in 2023, 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
- How does Lithuania rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Lithuania ranks 50th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania 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).