Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Mongolia
Mongolia: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 0.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Mongolia, 1995–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap index at $3 a day in Mongolia is 0.1%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Mongolia peaked at 12.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2022.
Mongolia ranks 93rd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.3% | 5.7% | 12.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 0.7% | 4.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 90 Armenia 0.1% compare
- 91 Norway 0.1% compare
- 92 Finland 0.1% compare
- 94 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1% compare
- 95 South Korea 0.1% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Mongolia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.69 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,296 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 31.3% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.284 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1052 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1052 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.141 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 29.0% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1919 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap index at $3 a day in Mongolia?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Mongolia was 0.1% in 2022, 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- How does Mongolia rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Mongolia ranks 93rd out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia 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).