The latest Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) in Fiji was conducted in 2019-2020. During the COVID-19 pandemic, poverty was estimated to rise sharply, reaching 67.2 percent in 2021 (US$6.85...
Poverty incidence in Mali has remained high and stable, averaging around 45 percent since 2011. The ongoing conflict has been devastating, resulting in significant loss of life and mass displacement. The...
Over the last decade, Serbia has successfully reduced poverty in the country. Economic growth with broad-based job creation has benefited the less well-off. A positive shared prosperity premium for the...
The economic stabilization program launched in Argentina in December 2023 has yielded positive results in addressing persistent macroeconomic instability, recurring fiscal crises, and high inflation. Despite...
In 2016, 11.1 percent of Barbadians lived below the international upper middle-income country poverty line of $6.85 (2017 PPP) per day. Looking forward, Barbados remains vulnerable to extreme weather events...
In 2017, around 21.1 percent of the population in Djibouti lived below the national poverty line. Djibouti is also among the most unequal countries in the Middle East and North Africa region, with a Gini...
Estimates based on the national poverty measurement methodology show that 33.5 percent of the Egyptian population was poor in 2021. In February 2025, the government announced the sixth social mitigation...
Sri Lanka's economic recovery continues, but household incomes, job opportunities, and non-monetary welfare remain below pre-crisis levels, resulting in elevated poverty and food insecurity. Stable, longer-term...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...