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: October 1, 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: October 1, 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: October 1, 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: October 1, 2025Author:
World Bank
The Thailand Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) identifies ways in which Thailand can achieve economic development that is greener and more climate resilient. Although Thailand is not a major...
Type: Country Climate and Development ReportReport#: 204871Date: October 1, 2025Author:
World Bank
This briefing showcases the gender landscape in Burundi on key indicators helpful for monitoring gender equality and designing effective policy interventions. Gender equality fosters productivity gains,...
Type: BriefReport#: 173001Date: October 1, 2025Author:
World Bank
This briefing showcases the gender landscape in Bhutan on key indicators helpful for monitoring gender equality and designing effective policy interventions. Gender equality fosters productivity gains,...
Type: BriefReport#: 173020Date: October 1, 2025Author:
World Bank
This briefing showcases the gender landscape in Cabo Verde on key indicators helpful for monitoring gender equality and designing effective policy interventions. Gender equality fosters productivity gains,...
Type: BriefReport#: 173294Date: October 1, 2025Author:
World Bank
This briefing showcases the gender landscape in Costa Rica on key indicators helpful for monitoring gender equality and designing effective policy interventions. Gender equality fosters productivity gains,...
Type: BriefReport#: 173296Date: October 1, 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: October 1, 2025Author:
World Bank
Poverty estimates in Jordan are based on the Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HEIS). Following the regime change in neighboring Syria in December 2024, refugees living in Jordan have started to...
Type: BriefReport#: 200670Date: October 1, 2025Author:
World Bank
In 2024, Madagascar's poverty rate stands at 80.0 percent based on a daily income threshold of $2.15 (in 2017 PPP), with a slight projected decrease to 79.5 percent in 2025. The outlook for poverty reduction...
Type: BriefReport#: 200683Date: October 1, 2025Author:
World Bank
Using the national measure of poverty for the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), 7.2 percent of the population lived below the basic needs poverty line in 2019-2020, based on the latest Household...
Type: BriefReport#: 200686Date: October 1, 2025Author:
World Bank
Myanmar made significant strides in reducing poverty from 48 percent in 2005 to 25 percent in 2017. However, economic conditions have continued to deteriorate, with real GDP projected to contract by 1...
Type: BriefReport#: 200689Date: October 1, 2025Author:
World Bank
Peru has made significant progress in reducing poverty over the past two decades, but recent challenges have reversed many of these gains. While modest poverty reduction is projected through 2026, Peru...
Type: BriefReport#: 200721Date: October 1, 2025Author:
World Bank
The national poverty rate in Yemen was last reported in 2014 and was estimated to be 48.6 percent of the population, marking an increase of 13.4 percentage points from the poverty rate reported in 2005....
Type: BriefReport#: 200760Date: October 1, 2025Author:
World Bank
Poverty in the Palestinian territories has increased steadily over the past decade, rising from 25.8 percent in 2011 to 29.2 percent in 2016/17,
and reaching 32.8 percent in 2023 (pre-conflict, national...
Type: BriefReport#: 204938Date: October 1, 2025Author:
World Bank
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) continues its efforts to reignite growth and create more and better jobs, but progress remains constrained. The regional growth rate is expected to edge up slightly...
Type: PublicationReport#: 204958Date: October 1, 2025Author:
Maloney, William F. ;
Vuletin, Guillermo Javier ;
Garriga, Pablo ;
Morales Lema, Raul Alejandro
This briefing showcases the gender landscape in Afghanistan on key indicators helpful for monitoring gender equality and designing effective policy interventions. Gender equality fosters productivity gains,...
Type: BriefReport#: 172989Date: October 1, 2025Author:
World Bank
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