Ethiopia Poverty Rate 1995-2024

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.
  • Ethiopia poverty rate for 2015 was 90.90%, a 3.1% decline from 2010.
  • Ethiopia poverty rate for 2010 was 94.00%, a 2.3% decline from 2004.
  • Ethiopia poverty rate for 2004 was 96.30%, a 1.7% decline from 1999.
  • Ethiopia poverty rate for 1999 was 98.00%, a 1.1% increase from 1995.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Togo 94.20%
Benin 91.80%
Ethiopia 90.90%
Gambia 81.20%
Tajikistan 66.40%
Ethiopia Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2015 90.90% -3.10%
2010 94.00% -2.30%
2004 96.30% -1.70%
1999 98.00% 1.10%
1995 96.90% 1.10%