How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Germany
Germany: How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? was 0.7% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Germany, 1991–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.7% for how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in 2022. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.7% on the previous year and up 600.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Germany peaked at 0.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2006.
That places Germany 75th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1% | — |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | — |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More poverty & inequality data for Germany
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 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 1.44 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 7,007 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 -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 37.48 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 37.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Germany?
- How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Germany was 0.7% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2006.
- How does Germany rank for how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty??
- Germany ranks 75th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 600.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany 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.