
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Poverty ratio
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Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Poverty, percent of population |
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Latest value | 63.90 |
Year | 2012 |
Measure | percent |
Data availability | 2004 - 2012 |
Average | 66.60 |
Min - Max | 63.90 - 69.30 |
Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2012 is 63.9 percent, a decline from 69.3 percent in 2004. In comparison, the world average is 22.90 percent, based on data from 52 countries. Historically, the average for Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2004 to 2012 is 66.6 percent. The minimum value, 63.9 percent, was reached in 2012 while the maximum of 69.3 percent was recorded in 2004.
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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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