Democratic Republic of Congo Poverty Rate 2004-2024

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.
  • Democratic Republic of Congo poverty rate for 2020 was 97.70%, a 0.3% increase from 2012.
  • Democratic Republic of Congo poverty rate for 2012 was 97.40%, a 2.3% decline from 2004.
  • Democratic Republic of Congo poverty rate for 2004 was 99.70%, a 99.7% increase from .
  • Democratic Republic of Congo poverty rate for was 0.00%, a 0% increase from .
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Democratic Republic of Congo 97.70%
Burundi 96.80%
Gambia 80.60%
Democratic Republic of Congo Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2020 97.70% 0.30%
2012 97.40% -2.30%
2004 99.70% -2.30%