Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Pakistan
Pakistan: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 5.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Pakistan, 1987–2024
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 Pakistan is 5.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Pakistan peaked at 35.1% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2018.
That places Pakistan 23rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.1% | 35.1% | 35.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 19.4% | 10.4% | 34.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 7.2% | 15.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.7% | 4.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More poverty & inequality data for Pakistan
- 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 3.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,634 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.4% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.536 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 8.0% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1502 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1502 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1759 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2816 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap index at $3 a day in Pakistan?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Pakistan was 5.2% in 2024, 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1% in 1987.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2018.
- How does Pakistan rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Pakistan ranks 23rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan 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).