Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Mexico
Mexico: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Mexico, 1984–2024
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 Mexico stood at 0.4%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 30.0% on the previous year and down 78.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Mexico peaked at 8.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2024.
Mexico ranks 63rd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.6% | 4.3% | 4.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 4.0% | 8.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 2.9% | 5.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 2.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More poverty & inequality data for Mexico
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,262 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.3% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.358 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.106 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.106 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1456 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.2% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2842 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap index at $3 a day in Mexico?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Mexico was 0.4% 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Mexico ranks 63rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico 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).