Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day was 99.8% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day in Cote d'Ivoire, 1985–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Cote d'Ivoire is 99.8%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 99.9% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 97.9%, in 1985.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 21st out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 97.9% | — |
| 1986 | 99.0% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 99.8% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 99.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 99.7%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 99.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 99.9%, 100% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 98.9% | 97.9% | 99.8% | 4 |
| 1990s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
- 18 Burkina Faso 99.9% compare
- 19 Togo 99.8% compare
- 20 Tanzania 99.8% compare
- 22 Kyrgyzstan 99.8% compare
- 23 Bangladesh 99.8% compare
- 24 Pakistan 99.7% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.28 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,398 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 3.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.6 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Cote d'Ivoire was 99.8% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 1992.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.9% in 1985.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 21st out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $40 per day.