Poverty gap in OECD countries based on disposable income 2021, by country

Published by
Einar H. Dyvik,
Jul 4, 2024

Romania was the OECD country with the highest poverty gap in 2021. The poverty gap in the South-Eastern European country was over 40 percentage points. The United States followed behind, whereas Belgium had the lowest gap at 23 percentage points.

Poverty gap in OECD countries based on disposable income in 2021, by country

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Release date

April 2024

Region

Worldwide, OECD

Survey time period

2020 to 2022

Age group

18-65 years

Supplementary notes

*Provisional figure.

**Numbers from 2020.

***Numbers from 2022.

The poverty gap is set at 60 percent of the media national disposable income. The poverty gap is the ratio by which the average income of the poor falls below the poverty line.

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