Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Niger
Niger: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 18.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Niger, 1992–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Niger stood at 18.6%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Niger peaked at 52.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2021.
Niger ranks 7th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.7% | 45.1% | 52.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.4% | 39.6% | 45.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 19.7% | 24.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 18.6% | 18.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More poverty & inequality data for Niger
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 6.06 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 577.4 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 8.1% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.591 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.2246 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.2246 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2324 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 13.3% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.374 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap index at $3 a day in Niger?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Niger was 18.6% in 2021, 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 52.4% in 1994.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2021.
- How does Niger rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Niger ranks 7th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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).