Poverty gap index at $3 a day in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 1.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in North Macedonia, 2009–2019
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 North Macedonia is 1.5%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.4% on the previous year and down 72.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in North Macedonia peaked at 6.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2019.
North Macedonia ranks 37th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5.5% | — |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +23.7% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -24.1% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -26.7% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -31.7% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -21.6% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -30.7% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -10.4% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 1.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 3.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 1.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 10.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 1.5% | 6.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 34 Nicaragua 1.8% compare
- 35 El Salvador 1.7% compare
- 36 Laos 1.5% compare
- 38 Peru 1.5% compare
- 39 Montenegro 1.2% compare
- 40 Tajikistan 1.1% compare
More poverty & inequality data for North Macedonia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.47 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,565 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 4.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 29.55 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 29.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap index at $3 a day in North Macedonia?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in North Macedonia was 1.5% in 2019, 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2019.
- How does North Macedonia rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- North Macedonia ranks 37th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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).