Yemen Poverty Rate 1998-2024

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.
  • Yemen poverty rate for 2014 was 85.40%, a 3.7% increase from 2005.
  • Yemen poverty rate for 2005 was 81.70%, a 12.6% increase from 1998.
  • Yemen poverty rate for 1998 was 69.10%, a 69.1% increase from .
  • Yemen 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 96.70%
Mozambique 93.60%
Burkina Faso 92.90%
Liberia 90.30%
Yemen 85.40%
Comoros 68.60%
Yemen Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2014 85.40% 3.70%
2005 81.70% 12.60%
1998 69.10% 12.60%