Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time in China
China: Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time was 0.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time in China, 1981–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 0.0% for extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time in China peaked at 97.0% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2019.
China ranks 116th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89.8% | 81.1% | 97.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 70.4% | 58.5% | 83.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 35.6% | 26.1% | 47.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 0.0% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near China
More poverty & inequality data for China
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.999 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,418 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 22.1% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.132 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 13.4% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0853 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0853 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1012 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3029 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time in China?
- Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time in China was 0.0% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 1981.
- What is the lowest extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- How does China rank for extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time?
- China ranks 116th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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 Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.