Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) was 91.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1991–2018
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
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 91.5% for poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 ppp) in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 ppp) in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 99.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 91.5%, in 2018.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 10th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 98.0% | — |
| 2000 | 99.4% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 94.7% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 92.9% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 91.5% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.1% | 94.7% | 99.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 92.2% | 91.5% | 92.9% | 2 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.61 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,961 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 8.03 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.48 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 ppp) in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 ppp) in Tanzania, United Republic of was 91.5% in 2018, 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 $8.30 a day (2021 ppp) recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 ppp) recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.5% in 2018.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 ppp)?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 10th out of 123 countries with data for 2018.
- Is poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 ppp) rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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 $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.