Paraguay has made significant progress in reducing poverty over the past two decades, with the national poverty rate falling from 51.4 percent in 2003 to 20.1 percent in 2024. However, four main structural...
Type: BriefReport#: 200726Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Over the past decade, Türkiye has made significant progress in reducing poverty, with the share of the total population below the international upper-middle-income country (UMC) poverty line of $6.85 at...
Type: BriefReport#: 200749Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
The latest Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) used to estimate poverty in Samoa was conducted in 2018. A new 2023 HIES dataset has been collected, but poverty estimates are not yet available....
Type: BriefReport#: 200758Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
In 2024, despite persistent regional security challenges spreading across the northern part of Benin along with trade uncertainties, economic activity grew by 7.5 percent (4.9 percent per capita), up from...
Type: BriefReport#: 200624Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
After a decade among the fastest-growing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa, the combined impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine slowed economic growth in Côte d’Ivoire in 2020....
Type: BriefReport#: 200639Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
In 2020, the national poverty headcount in Comoros was 44.8 percent, based on the latest budget survey conducted before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ongoing investments in the Galawa Hotel and El-Maarouf...
Type: BriefReport#: 200644Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Spurred by economic growth, poverty in Iran had continued to decline from its peak during the COVID-19 pandemic, but over a third of Iranians still live in poverty. With a projected contraction in per-capita...
Type: BriefReport#: 200667Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Kazakhstan has achieved significant reductions in poverty over the past two decades, with both national poverty estimates and internationally comparable poverty rates declining sharply. Inequality, as...
Type: BriefReport#: 200671Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
The report reviews the impact of the green transition on employment in Kosovo and the eƯects it will have on the workforce and the skills base required in the future. Globally, as in Kosovo, the structural...
Type: ReportReport#: 202330Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Mali’s risk of external and overall debt distress is assessed to be moderate, although downside risks have increased since the 2023 debt sustainability analysis (DSA). For external debt, no breaches occur...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 202503Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Oil price increases that began in late 2020 have led to a global proliferation of liquid fuel subsidies and price controls, as governments sought to reduce, redistribute, or delay the impact of rising...
Type: ReportReport#: 197552Date: April 30, 2025Author:
Akcura, Elcin ;
Cuadros Bloch, Francis
Nepal has achieved a remarkable reduction in poverty over the past decade. However, progress on poverty reduction remains threatened by economic downturns and climate disasters. This vulnerability stems...
Type: BriefReport#: 200716Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Namibia experienced significant welfare improvements between 2003/04 and 2015/16, with national official poverty declining by more than half from 37.5 to 17.4 percent. However, falling commodity prices,...
Type: BriefReport#: 200715Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Poverty levels in Niger have remained nearly stagnant, with the national poverty rate hovering around 41 percent from 2018 to 2021. Tackling inequalities and closing gender gaps is essential in the battle...
Type: BriefReport#: 200718Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Romania experienced the largest poverty reduction and income growth among the bottom 40 percent in the EU, with the poverty rate (<$6.85/day) dropping from 21.8 to 7.3 percent between 2016 and 2022. Romania’s...
Type: BriefReport#: 200727Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Between 2000 and 2019, El Salvador made significant progress in poverty reduction, with the percentage of households living below the official poverty line dropping from 38.7 percent to 22.8 percent. However,...
Type: BriefReport#: 200733Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Poverty in Somalia remains severe and widespread, with 54 percent of the population living below the national poverty line in 2022. Urban areas have lower poverty rates compared to rural and nomadic communities....
Type: BriefReport#: 200734Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Following decades of remarkable declines in poverty and inequality, progress in Thailand has slowed since 2015. Headline labor market indicators have stabilized, with total employment declining by just...
Type: BriefReport#: 200744Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Since the start of the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the war has caused civilian casualties and hardship, damage to infrastructure and productive assets, and disruption to...
Type: BriefReport#: 200753Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
Uzbekistan has made notable progress in reducing poverty since 2021. Another round of tariff increases in electricity and gas is scheduled for May 2025. While energy prices surged after the May 2024 tariff...
Type: BriefReport#: 200755Date: April 30, 2025Author:
World Bank
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