Democratic Republic of the Congo: Poverty at 1.90 USD per day

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 Democratic Republic of the Congo

Poverty ratio, percent living on less than 1.90 USD a day

 Latest value 78.90
 Year 2020
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2004 - 2020
 Average 80.03
 Min - Max 69.70 - 91.50
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2020 is 78.9 percent, an increase from 69.7 percent in 2012. In comparison, the world average is 4.15 percent, based on data from 65 countries. Historically, the average for Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2004 to 2020 is 80.03 percent. The minimum value, 69.7 percent, was reached in 2012 while the maximum of 91.5 percent was recorded in 2004. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $2.15 a day at 2017 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.

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 Gini inequality index 44.70 2020 index points
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 Poverty at 5.50 USD per day 97.70 2020 percent
 Top 10 percent income share 35.70 2020 percent
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