Argentina: Poverty ratio

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 Argentina

Poverty, percent of population

 Latest value 38.10
 Year 2024
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2016 - 2024
 Average 35.76
 Min - Max 25.70 - 42.00
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2024 is 38.1 percent, a decline from 41.7 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 21.01 percent, based on data from 24 countries. Historically, the average for Argentina from 2016 to 2024 is 35.76 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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 Recent values Argentina: Poverty ratio
 2024 38.10
 2023 41.70
 2022 39.20
 2021 37.30
 2020 42.00
 2019 35.50
 2018 32.00
 2017 25.70




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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