How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in China
China: How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? was 0.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in China, 1981–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in China stood at 0.0%. 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, how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in China peaked at 97.0% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2019.
That places China 116th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in China?
- How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 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 how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 1981.
- What is the lowest how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- How does China rank for how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty??
- China ranks 116th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 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 How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty?. 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.