Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption was 80.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Cote d'Ivoire, 1985–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Cote d'Ivoire stood at 80.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 89.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 59.8%, in 1985.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 21st 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.
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 59.8% | — |
| 1986 | 66.7% | +11.5% |
| 1987 | 73.3% | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 80.5% | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 86.6% | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 88.2% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 89.1% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 88.2% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 89.8% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 79.0% | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 80.9% | +2.4% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 80.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71.2%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 80.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.9%, 90% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 70.1% | 59.8% | 80.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 88.0% | 86.6% | 89.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 88.2% | 88.2% | 88.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 84.4% | 79.0% | 89.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 80.9% | 80.9% | 80.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More poverty & inequality data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.28 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,398 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 3.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.6 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Cote d'Ivoire was 80.9% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.8% in 1985.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 21st out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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 Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.