Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) was 21.9% in 2023. βΌ Falling
Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) in Rwanda, 2000β2023
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 21.9% for poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 ppp) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 ppp) in Rwanda peaked at 56.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 2023.
Rwanda ranks 15th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.8% | 49.3% | 56.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 39.0% | 44.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 21.9% | 21.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 12 Burkina Faso 24.4% compare
- 13 Guinea-Bissau 23.1% compare
- 14 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 22.5% compare
- 16 Mali 20.8% compare
- 17 Togo 20.4% compare
- 18 Benin 16.2% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Rwanda
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.7 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,784 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 11.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 13.98 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.394 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 14.18 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1462 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1462 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 ppp) in Rwanda?
- Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 ppp) in Rwanda was 21.9% in 2023, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 ppp) recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 ppp) recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 ppp)?
- Rwanda ranks 15th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 ppp) rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $4.20 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.