Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population) by country
Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $8.30 a day at 2021 international prices.
Countries reporting
121
Highest
97.4%
Burundi
Lowest
0.1%
Slovenia
Median
20.5%
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,855
What the numbers show
Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population) is currently reported for 121 countries. The highest value is 97.4% in Burundi; the lowest is 0.1% in Slovenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.5%, and the mean is 34.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 974.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 89 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 700.0%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 86.0%).
Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 97.4% | 2020 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 2 | Malawi | 97.1% | 2019 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 3 | Madagascar | 96.6% | 2021 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 4 | Mozambique | 96.3% | 2022 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 5 | Niger | 96.1% | 2021 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 6 | Zambia | 94.0% | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 7 | Uganda | 93.6% | 2019 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 93.5% | 2021 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 9 | Nigeria | 92.9% | 2022 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 10 | Tanzania | 91.5% | 2018 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 11 | Guinea-Bissau | 91.4% | 2021 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 90.4% | 2021 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 13 | Kenya | 90.1% | 2022 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 14 | Rwanda | 89.8% | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 15 | Syria | 89.3% | 2022 | up 179.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Mali | 88.6% | 2021 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 17 | Pakistan | 87.1% | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 18 | Togo | 87.0% | 2021 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 19 | Benin | 86.5% | 2021 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 20 | Ghana | 85.4% | 2016 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 21 | India | 82.1% | 2022 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 22 | Cote d'Ivoire | 80.9% | 2021 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 23 | Senegal | 78.6% | 2021 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 24 | Gambia | 78.2% | 2020 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 25 | Guinea | 76.6% | 2018 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 26 | Cameroon | 74.0% | 2021 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 71.5% | 2022 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 28 | Mauritania | 71.2% | 2019 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 29 | Laos | 70.3% | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 30 | Indonesia | 65.2% | 2025 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 30 | Kyrgyzstan | 65.2% | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 32 | Botswana | 63.2% | 2015 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 33 | South Africa | 59.6% | 2022 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 34 | Philippines | 58.7% | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 35 | Egypt | 58.5% | 2021 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 36 | Tajikistan | 55.4% | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 53.3% | 2019 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 38 | Nepal | 52.7% | 2022 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 39 | Honduras | 49.8% | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 40 | Morocco | 49.0% | 2013 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 41 | Armenia | 47.4% | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 42 | Guatemala | 47.3% | 2023 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 43 | Nicaragua | 46.5% | 2014 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 44 | Georgia | 45.6% | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 45 | Venezuela | 43.3% | 2006 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 46 | Colombia | 37.0% | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 47 | Peru | 36.2% | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 48 | Iran | 36.0% | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 49 | Azerbaijan | 35.9% | 2005 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 50 | Ecuador | 30.1% | 2025 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 51 | El Salvador | 29.9% | 2023 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 52 | Palestine | 28.6% | 2023 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 53 | Mongolia | 24.4% | 2022 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 54 | Jamaica | 22.9% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 55 | Vietnam | 21.5% | 2022 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 56 | Mexico | 21.4% | 2024 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 57 | China | 21.3% | 2022 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 58 | Tunisia | 20.7% | 2021 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 59 | Brazil | 20.6% | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 60 | North Macedonia | 20.5% | 2019 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 60 | Paraguay | 20.5% | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 62 | Moldova | 20.4% | 2023 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Albania | 19.9% | 2020 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 64 | Panama | 19.8% | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 65 | Belize | 19.7% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 66 | Bolivia | 17.4% | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 67 | Jordan | 15.3% | 2010 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 68 | Argentina | 15.2% | 2024 | up 29.9% | falling |
| 68 | Kazakhstan | 15.2% | 2021 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Montenegro | 14.5% | 2021 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 71 | Dominican Republic | 14.0% | 2024 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 72 | Uzbekistan | 12.4% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.7% | 2021 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 73 | Thailand | 11.7% | 2024 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Ukraine | 11.3% | 2020 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Costa Rica | 9.7% | 2025 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Bhutan | 9.0% | 2022 | down 81.4% | falling |
| 77 | Serbia | 9.0% | 2023 | down 72.7% | falling |
| 79 | Uruguay | 5.9% | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Romania | 5.1% | 2023 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Hungary | 4.9% | 2017 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Chile | 4.5% | 2024 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Bulgaria | 4.4% | 2023 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Israel | 4.4% | 2022 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 85 | Slovakia | 4.1% | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 85 | Turkey | 4.1% | 2023 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Japan | 3.3% | 2020 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 88 | Greece | 3.2% | 2023 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Lithuania | 3.2% | 2023 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Malaysia | 2.9% | 2021 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Latvia | 2.8% | 2023 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Belarus | 2.6% | 2020 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Spain | 2.3% | 2023 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 94 | Portugal | 2.2% | 2023 | down 68.1% | falling |
| 95 | Croatia | 2.0% | 2023 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Italy | 1.9% | 2023 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 97 | United States | 1.8% | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 98 | Germany | 1.6% | 2022 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Australia | 1.5% | 2020 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 99 | Sweden | 1.5% | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 101 | Estonia | 1.3% | 2023 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Malta | 1.1% | 2023 | up 266.7% | falling |
| 102 | Poland | 1.1% | 2023 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Austria | 1.0% | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 105 | United Kingdom | 0.9% | 2021 | up 28.6% | falling |
| 105 | Russia | 0.9% | 2023 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Czechia | 0.8% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 108 | Canada | 0.6% | 2022 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Denmark | 0.6% | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 110 | South Korea | 0.5% | 2021 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Finland | 0.4% | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 111 | Iceland | 0.4% | 2019 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Norway | 0.4% | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 114 | Belgium | 0.3% | 2023 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Switzerland | 0.3% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 114 | France | 0.3% | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Ireland | 0.3% | 2023 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Netherlands | 0.3% | 2021 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Luxembourg | 0.2% | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Low income 92.5%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 88.6%
- IDA total 84.7%
- Lower middle income 76.6%
- South Asia 76.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 59.0%
- Low & middle income 55.4%
- World 46.1%
- Kosovo 38.2%
- East Asia & Pacific 26.4%
- Upper middle income 26.4%
- Latin America & Caribbean 24.7%
About this data
Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $8.30 a day at 2021 international prices.