Cape Verde: Poverty ratio

The latest value from 2015 is 35.2 percent, a decline from 45.4 percent in 2007. In comparison, the world average is 22.97 percent, based on data from 58 countries. Historically, the average for Cape Verde from 2001 to 2015 is 45.8 percent. The minimum value, 35.2 percent, was reached in 2015 while the maximum of 56.8 percent was recorded in 2001. See the global rankings or world map 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.