Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds was 20.83 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Côte d'Ivoire, 1985–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 20.83 for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 46.98 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.16, in 1986.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 23rd out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.58 | 10.16 | 22.55 | 4 |
| 1990s | 40.37 | 38.4 | 42.9 | 3 |
| 2000s | 46.98 | 46.98 | 46.98 | 1 |
| 2010s | 34.13 | 21.67 | 46.6 | 2 |
| 2020s | 20.83 | 20.83 | 20.83 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
More poverty & inequality data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.28 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,398 (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 3.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.6 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 13.6 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 6 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.589 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Côte d'Ivoire was 20.83 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 46.98 in 2008.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.16 in 1986.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 23rd out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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