Argentina: Poverty ratio

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 Argentina

Poverty, percent of population

 Latest value 39.20
 Year 2022
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2016 - 2022
 Average 34.57
 Min - Max 25.70 - 42.00
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2022 is 39.2 percent, an increase from 37.3 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 23.45 percent, based on data from 28 countries. Historically, the average for Argentina from 2016 to 2022 is 34.57 percent. The minimum value, 25.7 percent, was reached in 2017 while the maximum of 42 percent was recorded in 2020. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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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.

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