Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Poverty share on less than 30 per day was 99.95 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
99.95
World rank
3rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
99.95
in 2021
All-time low
99.48
in 1995
Years of data
6
1995–2021
Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Ethiopia, 1995–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty share on less than 30 per day in Ethiopia is 99.95, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty share on less than 30 per day in Ethiopia peaked at 99.95 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 99.48, in 1995.
That places Ethiopia 3rd out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.7 | 99.48 | 99.93 | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.85 | 99.85 | 99.85 | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.71 | 99.64 | 99.77 | 2 |
| 2020s | 99.95 | 99.95 | 99.95 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 1 Syria 100 compare
- 2 Madagascar 99.97 compare
- 4 Guinea-Bissau 99.95 compare
- 5 Malawi 99.94 compare
- 6 Burundi 99.92 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Ethiopia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.99 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,632 (2024)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.497 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 10.17 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1515 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1515 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1954 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3645 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 38.6% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty share on less than 30 per day in Ethiopia?
- Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Ethiopia was 99.95 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty share on less than 30 per day recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.95 in 2021.
- What is the lowest poverty share on less than 30 per day recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.48 in 1995.
- How does Ethiopia rank for poverty share on less than 30 per day?
- Ethiopia ranks 3rd out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty share on less than 30 per day rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty share on less than 30 per day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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