Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244): Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) was 10.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), 2003–2022
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 % of population.
Analysis
In 2022, poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 ppp) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) stood at 10.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.0% on the previous year and up 156.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 ppp) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) peaked at 25.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2016.
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ranks 30th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 11.7% | — |
| 2005 | 14.3% | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | -37.7% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -40.9% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -43.6% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -27.3% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | +660.0% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | +36.2% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -45.4% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | +48.7% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | +48.8% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -60.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +660.0% | 2.0% | 15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5% | 10.5% | 14.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 2.0% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 10.0% | 25.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
More poverty & inequality data for Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
- Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 5.6% (2022)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 14.9% (2022)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 38.2% (2022)
- Prosperity gap 7.5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day (2022)
- Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 7.5% (2022)
- Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 28.3% (2022)
- Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 17.0% (2022)
- Income share held by second 20% 11.1% (2022)
- Income share held by third 20% 16.8% (2022)
- Income share held by fourth 20% 25.2% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 ppp) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 ppp) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) was 10.0% in 2022, 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 headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 ppp) recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 ppp) recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2016.
- How does Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) rank for poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 ppp)?
- Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ranks 30th out of 123 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 ppp) rising or falling in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 156.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 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 headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.00 a day at 2021 purchasing power adjusted 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.