Djibouti: Poverty at 1.90 USD per day

The latest value from 2017 is 25.4 percent, a decline from 31.2 percent in 2013. In comparison, the world average is 3.87 percent, based on data from 77 countries. Historically, the average for Djibouti from 2002 to 2017 is 28.83 percent. The minimum value, 25.4 percent, was reached in 2017 while the maximum of 32.3 percent was recorded in 2002. See the global rankings 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.