Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Nigeria
Nigeria: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 13.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Nigeria, 1985–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Nigeria stood at 13.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Nigeria peaked at 29.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2018.
Nigeria ranks 11th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.2% | 20.2% | 20.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 27.9% | 26.1% | 29.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 20.6% | 20.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 10.4% | 11.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More poverty & inequality data for Nigeria
- 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 4.48 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,558 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.2% (2007)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.677 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 10.6% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.2807 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.2807 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2825 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1863 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap index at $3 a day in Nigeria?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Nigeria was 13.0% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 1996.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2018.
- How does Nigeria rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Nigeria ranks 11th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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).