Central African Republic: Poverty at 1.90 USD per day

The latest value from 2021 is 71.6 percent, an increase from 67.3 percent in 2008. In comparison, the world average is 8.17 percent, based on data from 80 countries. Historically, the average for the Central African Republic from 1992 to 2021 is 74.57 percent. The minimum value, 67.3 percent, was reached in 2008 while the maximum of 84.8 percent was recorded in 1992. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.00 a day at 2021 purchasing power adjusted prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.