Total shortfall from extreme poverty in South Africa
South Africa: Total shortfall from extreme poverty was 3.52 billion in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
3.52 billion
Rank
15th
of 120 groups
All-time high
11.38 billion
in 2000
All-time low
3.52 billion
in 2022
Years of data
7
1993–2022
Total shortfall from extreme poverty in South Africa, 1993–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, total shortfall from extreme poverty in South Africa stood at 3.52 billion. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total shortfall from extreme poverty in South Africa peaked at 11.38 billion in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.52 billion, in 2022.
South Africa ranks 15th of 120 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.16 billion | 9.16 billion | 9.16 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.26 billion | 8.03 billion | 11.38 billion | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.80 billion | 5.52 billion | 6.08 billion | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.52 billion | 3.52 billion | 3.52 billion | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 12 Ghana 5.18 billion compare
- 13 Niger 5.08 billion compare
- 14 Burundi 4.50 billion compare
- 16 United States 3.06 billion compare
- 17 Burkina Faso 3.06 billion compare
- 18 Philippines 2.84 billion compare
More poverty & inequality data for South Africa
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.22 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,562 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 28.13 (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.388 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.76 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1656 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1656 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.192 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.5993 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total shortfall from extreme poverty in South Africa?
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty in South Africa was 3.52 billion in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 11.38 billion in 2000.
- What is the lowest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.52 billion in 2022.
- How does South Africa rank for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- South Africa ranks 15th out of 120 groups with data for 2022.
- Is total shortfall from extreme poverty rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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