Afghanistan: Poverty ratio

The latest value from 2016 is 54.5 percent, an increase from 38.3 percent in 2011. In comparison, the world average is 23.41 percent, based on data from 56 countries. Historically, the average for Afghanistan from 2007 to 2016 is 42.17 percent. The minimum value, 33.7 percent, was reached in 2007 while the maximum of 54.5 percent was recorded in 2016. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.