Iraq: Poverty at 1.90 USD per day

The latest value from 2012 is 0.1 percent, an increase from 0 percent in 2006. In comparison, the world average is 6.28 percent, based on data from 82 countries. Historically, the average for Iraq from 2006 to 2012 is 0.05 percent. The minimum value, 0 percent, was reached in 2006 while the maximum of 0.1 percent was recorded in 2012. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

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.