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 22.24 percent, based on data from 63 countries. Historically, the average for Cape Verde from 1988 to 2015 is 41.9 percent. The minimum value, 30.2 percent, was reached in 1988 while the maximum of 56.8 percent was recorded in 2001. 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.