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Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population) by country

Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $8.30 a day at 2021 international prices.

Countries reporting
123
Highest
97.4%
Burundi
Lowest
0.1%
Slovenia
Median
20.5%
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,872

What the numbers show

Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population) is currently reported for 123 countries. The highest value is 97.4% in Burundi; the lowest is 0.1% in Slovenia.

The median across all reporting countries is 20.5%, and the mean is 34.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 974.

Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 91 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 700.0%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 86.0%).

Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Burundi 97.4% 2020 up 0.3% flat
2 Malawi 97.1% 2019 up 1.0% flat
3 Madagascar 96.6% 2021 up 2.5% flat
4 Mozambique 96.3% 2022 up 1.8% flat
5 Niger 96.1% 2021 down 1.4% flat
6 Zambia 94.0% 2022 up 0.5% flat
7 Uganda 93.6% 2019 up 0.4% falling
8 Ethiopia 93.5% 2021 up 0.3% falling
9 Nigeria 92.9% 2022 up 5.1% flat
10 Tanzania, United Republic of 91.5% 2018 down 3.4% falling
11 Guinea-Bissau 91.4% 2021 down 3.7% flat
12 Burkina Faso 90.4% 2021 down 5.7% falling
13 Kenya 90.1% 2022 up 5.0% rising
14 Rwanda 89.8% 2023 down 4.1% falling
15 Syrian Arab Republic 89.3% 2022 up 179.1% volatile
16 Mali 88.6% 2021 down 8.8% falling
17 Pakistan 87.1% 2024 down 3.2% falling
18 Togo 87.0% 2021 down 7.1% falling
19 Benin 86.5% 2021 down 8.1% falling
20 Ghana 85.4% 2016 down 9.2% falling
21 India 82.1% 2022 down 11.2% falling
22 Côte d'Ivoire 80.9% 2021 down 8.3% rising
23 Senegal 78.6% 2021 down 14.6% falling
24 Gambia 78.2% 2020 down 8.0% falling
25 Guinea 76.6% 2018 down 13.7% falling
26 Cameroon 74.0% 2021 up 1.8% falling
27 Bangladesh 71.5% 2022 down 19.3% falling
28 Mauritania 71.2% 2019 down 3.9% falling
29 Lao People's Democratic Republic 70.3% 2024 down 14.8% falling
30 Indonesia 65.2% 2025 down 20.4% falling
30 Kyrgyzstan 65.2% 2024 down 22.5% falling
32 Botswana 63.2% 2015 down 10.5% falling
33 South Africa 59.6% 2022 down 8.4% falling
34 Philippines 58.7% 2023 down 16.0% falling
35 Egypt 58.5% 2021 down 7.9% falling
36 Tajikistan 55.4% 2024 down 25.2% falling
37 Sri Lanka 53.3% 2019 down 24.8% falling
38 Nepal 52.7% 2022 down 37.7% falling
39 Honduras 49.8% 2024 down 14.4% falling
40 Morocco 49.0% 2013 down 33.1% falling
41 Armenia 47.4% 2024 down 14.1% falling
42 Guatemala 47.3% 2023 up 5.6% falling
43 Nicaragua 46.5% 2014 down 28.9% falling
44 Georgia 45.6% 2024 down 29.6% falling
45 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 43.3% 2006 down 22.4% rising
46 Kosovo 38.2% 2022 down 35.7% falling
46 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 38.2% 2022 down 35.7% falling
48 Colombia 37.0% 2024 down 11.7% falling
49 Peru 36.2% 2024 down 4.7% falling
50 Iran, Islamic Republic of 36.0% 2023 down 9.5% falling
51 Azerbaijan 35.9% 2005 down 55.2% falling
52 Ecuador 30.1% 2025 up 1.0% falling
53 El Salvador 29.9% 2023 down 39.1% falling
54 Palestine, State of 28.6% 2023 up 11.3% falling
55 Mongolia 24.4% 2022 down 33.5% falling
56 Jamaica 22.9% 2021 — falling
57 Viet Nam 21.5% 2022 down 50.2% falling
58 Mexico 21.4% 2024 down 54.1% falling
59 China 21.3% 2022 down 62.9% falling
60 Tunisia 20.7% 2021 down 40.2% falling
61 Brazil 20.6% 2024 down 22.0% falling
62 North Macedonia 20.5% 2019 down 53.0% falling
62 Paraguay 20.5% 2024 down 27.6% falling
64 Republic of Moldova 20.4% 2023 down 9.3% volatile
65 Albania 19.9% 2020 down 54.1% falling
66 Panama 19.8% 2024 down 18.9% falling
67 Belize 19.7% 2018 — falling
68 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 17.4% 2024 down 23.0% falling
69 Jordan 15.3% 2010 down 53.2% falling
70 Argentina 15.2% 2024 up 29.9% falling
70 Kazakhstan 15.2% 2021 down 36.4% volatile
72 Montenegro 14.5% 2021 up 20.8% rising
73 Dominican Republic 14.0% 2024 down 58.2% falling
74 Uzbekistan 12.4% 2025 — volatile
75 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.7% 2021 down 26.9% falling
75 Thailand 11.7% 2024 down 44.0% volatile
77 Ukraine 11.3% 2020 down 48.6% volatile
78 Costa Rica 9.7% 2025 down 44.6% volatile
79 Bhutan 9.0% 2022 down 81.4% falling
79 Serbia 9.0% 2023 down 72.7% falling
81 Uruguay 5.9% 2024 down 4.8% volatile
82 Romania 5.1% 2023 down 86.0% volatile
83 Hungary 4.9% 2017 down 29.0% volatile
84 Chile 4.5% 2024 down 68.8% volatile
85 Bulgaria 4.4% 2023 down 71.1% volatile
85 Israel 4.4% 2022 down 48.2% falling
87 Slovakia 4.1% 2023 down 18.0% falling
87 Türkiye 4.1% 2023 down 80.1% volatile
89 Japan 3.3% 2020 up 65.0% rising
90 Greece 3.2% 2023 down 68.9% volatile
90 Lithuania 3.2% 2023 down 54.3% volatile
92 Malaysia 2.9% 2021 down 80.3% volatile
93 Latvia 2.8% 2023 down 72.0% volatile
94 Belarus 2.6% 2020 down 85.6% volatile
95 Spain 2.3% 2023 down 45.2% falling
96 Portugal 2.2% 2023 down 68.1% falling
97 Croatia 2.0% 2023 down 78.7% volatile
98 Italy 1.9% 2023 down 44.1% falling
99 United States of America 1.8% 2024 down 21.7% falling
100 Germany 1.6% 2022 up 700.0% volatile
101 Australia 1.5% 2020 up 50.0% falling
101 Sweden 1.5% 2023 up 7.1% rising
103 Estonia 1.3% 2023 down 75.5% volatile
104 Malta 1.1% 2023 up 266.7% falling
104 Poland 1.1% 2023 down 77.6% volatile
106 Austria 1.0% 2023 up 42.9% rising
107 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9% 2021 up 28.6% falling
107 Russian Federation 0.9% 2023 down 84.2% volatile
109 Czechia 0.8% 2023 unchanged volatile
110 Canada 0.6% 2022 down 40.0% volatile
110 Denmark 0.6% 2023 down 25.0% volatile
112 Republic of Korea 0.5% 2021 down 82.1% volatile
113 Finland 0.4% 2023 up 100.0% rising
113 Iceland 0.4% 2019 up 33.3% volatile
113 Norway 0.4% 2023 unchanged falling
116 Belgium 0.3% 2023 down 40.0% volatile
116 Switzerland 0.3% 2022 — volatile
116 France 0.3% 2023 up 50.0% volatile
116 Ireland 0.3% 2023 down 84.2% volatile
116 Netherlands 0.3% 2021 down 25.0% volatile
121 Luxembourg 0.2% 2023 down 33.3% volatile
122 Cyprus 0.1% 2023 down 66.7% volatile
122 Slovenia 0.1% 2023 down 83.3% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Unit
% of population
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
137 places, 2,872 data points, 1963–2025
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Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $8.30 a day at 2021 international prices.