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Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day

Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $4.20 a day at 2021 international prices.

Latest, 202317.6%of populationAnnual release · Not updated
vs 2014+0.7 pp16.9%
High since 198660.6% of population1986 · World Bank
Low since 198615.7% of population2000 · World Bank

Over time

1986 - 2023

Recent years

  1. 202317.6% of population+0.7 pp (worse)
  2. 201416.9% of population−1.3 pp (better)
  3. 200618.2% of population+2.5 pp (worse)
  4. 200015.7% of population−6.1 pp (better)
  5. 199821.8% of population−24.5 pp (better)
  6. 198946.3% of population−14.3 pp (better)
  7. 198660.6% of population