How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in India
India: How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? was 5.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in India, 1977–2022
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 India stood at 5.3%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 80.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in India peaked at 59.7% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2022.
That places India 38th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.7% | 59.7% | 59.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 51.3% | 50.9% | 51.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 47.5% | 47.5% | 47.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 40.5% | 34.6% | 46.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 27.1% | 27.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
- 35 Nicaragua 6.6% compare
- 36 Tajikistan 6.1% compare
- 37 Bangladesh 5.9% compare
- 39 Peru 5.1% compare
- 40 El Salvador 4.6% compare
- 41 Georgia 4.2% compare
More poverty & inequality data for India
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,632 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.3% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.403 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 7.4% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1281 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1281 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1407 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3736 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in India?
- How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in India was 5.3% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 59.7% in 1977.
- What is the lowest how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2022.
- How does India rank for how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty??
- India ranks 38th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.