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Eswatini: Poverty gap at $3.00 a day

17.70percent · 2016

Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $3.00 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. Reported as: 2021 PPP. Annual figures for Eswatini from 1994 to 2016.

19942016

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
201617.7
200926.8
200029.4
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World Bank (2026). Poverty gap at $3.00 a day. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-poverty-gap-at-3-00-a-day (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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