Gambia: Poverty at 1.90 USD per day

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 Gambia

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

 Latest value 17.20
 Year 2020
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1998 - 2020
 Average 37.04
 Min - Max 13.40 - 74.10
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2020 is 17.2 percent, an increase from 13.4 percent in 2015. In comparison, the world average is 4.30 percent, based on data from 63 countries. Historically, the average for the Gambia from 1998 to 2020 is 37.04 percent. The minimum value, 13.4 percent, was reached in 2015 while the maximum of 74.1 percent was recorded in 1998. 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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