Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Tanzania
Tanzania: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 16.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Tanzania, 1991–2018
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Tanzania stood at 16.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Tanzania peaked at 47.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2011.
That places Tanzania 8th out of 120 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.9% | 31.9% | 31.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 24.4% | 47.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 16.5% | 16.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More poverty & inequality data for Tanzania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.61 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,961 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.5% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.504 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 7.3% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1649 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1649 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1778 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.411 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap index at $3 a day in Tanzania?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Tanzania was 16.7% in 2018, 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 47.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2011.
- How does Tanzania rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Tanzania ranks 8th out of 120 countries with data for 2018.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania 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).