Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Morocco
Morocco: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 0.7% in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Morocco, 1984–2013
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 0.7% for poverty gap index at $3 a day in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 81.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Morocco peaked at 6.2% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2013.
Morocco ranks 49th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 2.3% | 4.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More poverty & inequality data for Morocco
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.23 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,240 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.0% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.438 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1007 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1007 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1119 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.3% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2592 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap index at $3 a day in Morocco?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Morocco was 0.7% in 2013, 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 1984.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
- How does Morocco rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Morocco ranks 49th out of 120 countries with data for 2013.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco 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).