Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 38.55 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
38.55
World rank
15th
of 120 countries
All-time high
82.31
in 2000
All-time low
38.55
in 2023
Years of data
6
2000–2023
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Rwanda, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Rwanda stood at 38.55. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Rwanda peaked at 82.31 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 38.55, in 2023.
That places Rwanda 15th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.24 | 74.16 | 82.31 | 2 |
| 2010s | 66.42 | 63.84 | 70.16 | 3 |
| 2020s | 38.55 | 38.55 | 38.55 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More poverty & inequality data for Rwanda
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.7 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,784 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 13.98 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.394 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 14.18 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1462 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1462 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1683 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.4433 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Rwanda?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Rwanda was 38.55 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 82.31 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.55 in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Rwanda ranks 15th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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