Over the past two decades, Morocco has made significant progress in reducing poverty under national and international poverty lines. With per capita GDP growth accelerating in 2023-24, poverty is estimated...
Type: BriefReport#: 200681Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
From 2017 to 2019, robust economic growth significantly reduced poverty rates: consumption-based poverty, defined as living on less than $6.85 PPP per day, decreased from 34.2 percent in 2017 to an estimated...
Type: BriefReport#: 200759Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Poland entered the 2020s from a position of strength, following 28 years of growth that elevated household incomes and reduced poverty. The percentage of the population living on less than US$6.85 a day...
Type: BriefReport#: 200725Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Despite making considerable progress in reducing poverty, Rwanda has relatively higher poverty rates than African peers with similar income per capita, and poverty reduction has become less responsive...
Type: BriefReport#: 200728Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
In early 2021, the government of China announced the elimination of poverty in rural areas, as measured using the official poverty standard equivalent to $2.30 per day (2017 PPP). Addressing inequality...
Type: BriefReport#: 200638Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Since the abatement of the effects of the COVID-19 crisis, poverty has been on a downward trend. However, poverty reduction is expected to be limited in 2025, declining to an estimated 30.8 percent ($6.85/day),...
Type: BriefReport#: 200643Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Malawi ranks among the four countries with the highest poverty rates globally, with 70 percent of its population living on less than $2.15 per day, according to a 2019 household survey. Economic growth...
Type: BriefReport#: 200695Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
The discovery of oil in the 1990s propelled Equatorial Guinea into the ranks of upper-middle-income countries. However, since the end of the commodity supercycle in 2014, the economy has been dramatically...
Type: BriefReport#: 200660Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
In 2018, the latest year with available data, 13.8 percent of Grenadians lived on less than $6.85 a day (in 2017 PPP). Due to its reliance on tourism and agriculture, Grenada remains highly vulnerable...
Type: BriefReport#: 200661Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
The Kyrgyz Republic has made progress in poverty reduction in recent years, and this trend is expected to continue in 2025, supported by enhanced social protection programs such as the Social Contract....
Type: BriefReport#: 200673Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Between 2002 and 2017, the proportion of the population living below the national poverty line fell from 56.6 percent to 49.7 percent, marking a 7 percentage point reduction over 15 years. Despite this...
Type: BriefReport#: 200680Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
National poverty in Armenia has been declining since 2020, with the proportion of people below the national poverty line decreasing from 27 percent in 2020 to 23.7 percent in 2023. This reduction has been...
Type: BriefReport#: 200622Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Viet Nam’s transformation from a war-scarred, impoverished nation to a vibrant, modern economy ranks among the most striking development stories of recent decades. Strong GDP growth, easing inflation,...
Type: BriefReport#: 200756Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Over the last decade, poverty has been steadily on the rise in Sudan. Since the split and independence of South Sudan in 2011, Sudan's economy has contracted, with an average per capita GDP growth of -4.6...
Type: BriefReport#: 200729Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
The latest Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) used to estimate poverty in Solomon Islands was conducted in 2012-2013. Frequent natural disasters threaten people’s livelihoods and well-being...
Type: BriefReport#: 200731Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Between 2011 and 2018, Sierra Leone made significant strides in reducing poverty, with the national poverty rate dropping from 62.4 percent to 56.8 percent, reflecting an annual average decrease of approximately...
Type: BriefReport#: 200732Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
The latest available poverty estimates from the Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS) 2019/20 showed a poverty rate of 20.3 percent as measured by the national poverty line. Though the economy is projected...
Type: BriefReport#: 200752Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
The World Bank commits to removing barriers to inclusive education so that the right to education may be upheld for all children and youth, including learners from poorer households and/or rural and...
Type: BriefReport#: 201067Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
In 2018, the last year with available household budget survey data, 19.9 percent of individuals in Belize lived below the World Bank’s upper middle-income line of $6.85/day (2017 PPP). Planned investments...
Type: BriefReport#: 200629Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Botswana’s economic growth and significant welfare improvements have slowed over the last decade and a half. Since 2015, Botswana has faced structural challenges and slow growth, making it vulnerable to...
Type: BriefReport#: 200634Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
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