Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Togo
Togo: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 10.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Togo, 2006–2021
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 Togo is 10.4%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Togo peaked at 31.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2021.
That places Togo 15th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.3% | 30.3% | 30.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 11.7% | 31.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More poverty & inequality data for Togo
- 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 4.19 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,173 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.9% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.564 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 15.2% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1966 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1966 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1944 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4408 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap index at $3 a day in Togo?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Togo was 10.4% 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2021.
- How does Togo rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Togo ranks 15th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo 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).