Total shortfall from extreme poverty by country
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any...
Countries reporting
117
Highest
32.19 billion international-$ in 2021 prices
Nigeria
Lowest
0 international-$ in 2021 prices
Slovenia
Median
86.12 million international-$ in 2021 prices
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,148
What the numbers show
Total shortfall from extreme poverty is currently reported for 117 countries. The highest value is 32.19 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 international-$ in 2021 prices in Slovenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 86.12 million international-$ in 2021 prices, and the mean is 1.73 billion international-$ in 2021 prices.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 82 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 1,444.8%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan (down 100.0%).
Total shortfall from extreme poverty: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 32.19 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 44.3% | flat |
| 2 | Mozambique | 16.03 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 14.38 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 37.0% | falling |
| 4 | Pakistan | 14.32 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 59.7% | volatile |
| 5 | India | 12.12 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | down 83.4% | falling |
| 6 | Uganda | 11.20 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2019 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 7 | Tanzania | 10.50 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2018 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 8 | Madagascar | 9.14 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 9 | Zambia | 8.77 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 10 | Kenya | 8.18 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 11 | Malawi | 7.10 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2019 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 12 | Ghana | 5.18 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2016 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 13 | Niger | 5.08 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 14 | Burundi | 4.50 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 15 | South Africa | 3.52 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 16 | United States | 3.06 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 3.06 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 18 | Philippines | 2.84 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 19 | Cameroon | 2.45 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 20 | Mali | 2.40 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 21 | Brazil | 2.37 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Colombia | 1.93 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 23 | Indonesia | 1.93 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2025 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Bangladesh | 1.80 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | down 78.7% | falling |
| 25 | Rwanda | 1.58 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 26 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.55 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Venezuela | 1.37 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2006 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Benin | 1.06 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | down 68.7% | falling |
| 29 | Togo | 1.02 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 30 | Syria | 1.01 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Senegal | 806.77 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | down 72.7% | falling |
| 32 | Japan | 758.66 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | up 100.8% | flat |
| 33 | Honduras | 746.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 34 | Guatemala | 683.34 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Mexico | 635.50 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Peru | 557.44 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Germany | 508.64 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 1,444.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Iran | 488.11 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 54.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Vietnam | 436.73 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Italy | 425.03 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Guinea | 346.34 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2018 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 342.44 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2025 | — | falling |
| 43 | Spain | 291.29 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | down 28.1% | rising |
| 44 | Morocco | 272.90 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2013 | down 78.3% | falling |
| 45 | Guinea-Bissau | 263.41 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | down 60.4% | flat |
| 46 | Egypt | 219.90 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 47 | United Kingdom | 208.75 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Ecuador | 198.96 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2025 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Australia | 178.21 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 50 | Gambia | 161.53 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Botswana | 158.57 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2015 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 52 | Tajikistan | 131.02 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Laos | 130.94 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Mauritania | 123.29 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2019 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 55 | Nicaragua | 120.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2014 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 56 | El Salvador | 120.21 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Nepal | 102.02 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 98.27 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2019 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Bolivia | 86.12 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Canada | 64.09 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Sweden | 63.58 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Chile | 55.27 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Poland | 54.00 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Romania | 52.81 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | down 92.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Hungary | 50.24 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2017 | up 490.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Panama | 39.84 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Turkey | 39.66 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | down 82.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Austria | 39.26 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 73.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Georgia | 37.23 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Paraguay | 36.76 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 71 | France | 34.88 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Serbia | 34.83 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 73 | South Korea | 34.39 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Dominican Republic | 30.99 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 75 | North Macedonia | 30.72 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2019 | down 73.7% | falling |
| 76 | Bulgaria | 29.62 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Greece | 26.68 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | 23.85 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Portugal | 23.68 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Lithuania | 22.41 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Israel | 19.93 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | down 40.1% | rising |
| 82 | Tunisia | 19.42 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Palestine | 18.76 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 330.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Denmark | 17.85 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Costa Rica | 13.12 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2025 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Slovakia | 12.27 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Jamaica | 10.06 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Montenegro | 8.37 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 89 | Netherlands | 8.20 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Norway | 7.94 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 91 | Finland | 7.67 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Russia | 7.49 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Latvia | 6.33 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | down 62.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Croatia | 6.00 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Ukraine | 5.61 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Belgium | 4.73 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Armenia | 4.39 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Taiwan | 3.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Mongolia | 3.15 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Estonia | 2.89 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.64 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | down 73.8% | falling |
| 103 | Jordan | 2.13 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2010 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Uruguay | 1.95 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Kazakhstan | 1.49 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Switzerland | 1.08 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 365.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Thailand | 1.08 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2024 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Albania | 976,820 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Moldova | 493,421 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Malaysia | 275,677 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2021 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Iceland | 219,746 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2019 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Cyprus | 104,217 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | down 82.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Bhutan | 7,229 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Azerbaijan | 0 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Belarus | 0 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | China | 0 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Czechia | 0 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Slovenia | 0 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.