West Bank and Gaza Poverty Rate 2004-2025

West Bank and Gaza poverty rate for 2016 was 20.50%, a 2.9% increase from 2011.
  • West Bank and Gaza poverty rate for 2011 was 17.60%, a 1.3% decline from 2010.
  • West Bank and Gaza poverty rate for 2010 was 18.90%, a 0.7% increase from 2009.
  • West Bank and Gaza poverty rate for 2009 was 18.20%, a 9.5% decline from 2007.
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.

Percent Under US 5.50 Per Day

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Annual Change

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