Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Botswana
Botswana: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 was 96.7% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Botswana, 1985–2015
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Botswana is 96.7%, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Botswana peaked at 99.0% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 94.3%, in 2002.
Botswana ranks 49th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 99.0% | — |
| 1993 | 98.1% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 94.3% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 96.7% | +2.5% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 96.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.3%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 96.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 99.8%, 97% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 98.1% | 98.1% | 98.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 94.3% | 94.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 96.7% | 96.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More poverty & inequality data for Botswana
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.73 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 900.4 kg per hectare (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 3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 22.79 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 22.8% (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 $30 a day (2011 prices) in Botswana?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Botswana was 96.7% in 2015, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1985.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.3% in 2002.
- How does Botswana rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- Botswana ranks 49th out of 119 countries with data for 2015.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.