Concept information
Preferred term
poverty gap
Definition
- The poverty gap is the average shortfall of the total population from the poverty line, and it addresses the intensity of poverty in a country. As a helpful indicator for policymakers and donors, the poverty gap indicates the difference between the income or consumption of the poor and the poverty line by taking a value as a percentage of the poverty line. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Poverty Gap]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/poverty_gap
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