Poverty Rate 1981-2025
- poverty rate for 2022 was 23.60%, a 1% decline from 2021.
- poverty rate for 2021 was 24.60%, a 4.1% decline from 2020.
- poverty rate for 2020 was 28.70%, a 0.3% increase from 2019.
- poverty rate for 2019 was 28.40%, a 1.8% decline from 2018.
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Country Name | % Under US $5.50 Per Day |
Poverty Rate - Historical Data | ||
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Year | % Under US $5.50 Per Day | Change |
2022 | 23.60% | -1.00% |
2021 | 24.60% | -4.10% |
2020 | 28.70% | 0.30% |
2019 | 28.40% | -1.80% |
2018 | 30.20% | -2.30% |
2017 | 32.50% | -2.10% |
2016 | 34.60% | -2.40% |
2015 | 37.00% | -2.60% |
2014 | 39.60% | -2.80% |
2013 | 42.40% | -4.30% |
2012 | 46.70% | -3.00% |
2011 | 49.70% | -3.20% |
2010 | 52.90% | -3.20% |
2009 | 56.10% | -1.80% |
2008 | 57.90% | -2.40% |
2007 | 60.30% | -2.90% |
2006 | 63.20% | -2.90% |
2005 | 66.10% | -2.90% |
2004 | 69.00% | -2.90% |
2003 | 71.90% | -1.60% |
2002 | 73.50% | -2.30% |
2001 | 75.80% | -1.40% |
2000 | 77.20% | -2.20% |
1999 | 79.40% | -0.10% |
1998 | 79.50% | -0.50% |
1997 | 80.00% | -0.30% |
1996 | 80.30% | -0.70% |
1995 | 81.00% | -0.90% |
1994 | 81.90% | -0.90% |
1993 | 82.80% | -0.30% |
1992 | 83.10% | 0.10% |
1991 | 83.00% | 0.30% |
1990 | 82.70% | 0.10% |
1989 | 82.60% | -0.40% |
1988 | 83.00% | 0.00% |
1987 | 83.00% | 0.50% |
1986 | 82.50% | -1.30% |
1985 | 83.80% | -0.40% |
1984 | 84.20% | -0.20% |
1983 | 84.40% | 0.30% |
1982 | 84.10% | -0.10% |
1981 | 84.20% | -0.10% |