Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $5.50 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.
| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 6.5 | ||||||||||||
| Angola | 47.3 | 56.6 | |||||||||||
| Congo | 59.1 | 49.6 | |||||||||||
| Ecuador | 39.6 | 21.1 | 13.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 9.2 | |
| Gabon | 22.2 | 10.8 | |||||||||||
| Iran | 17.2 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | |||||
| Iraq | 15.8 | ||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 52.8 | ||||||||||||
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 22.0 |