Central African Republic Poverty Rate 1992-2024

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
  • Central African Republic poverty rate for 2021 was 96.20%, a 3.4% increase from 2008.
  • Central African Republic poverty rate for 2008 was 92.80%, a 3.9% decline from 1992.
  • Central African Republic poverty rate for 1992 was 96.70%, a 96.7% increase from .
  • Central African Republic poverty rate for was 0.00%, a 0% increase from .
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Niger 96.30%
Central African Republic 96.20%
Guinea-Bissau 89.10%
Burkina Faso 88.10%
Togo 86.80%
Mali 85.90%
Benin 81.40%
Senegal 75.60%
Central African Republic Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2021 96.20% 3.40%
2008 92.80% -3.90%
1992 96.70% -3.90%