Ivory Coast: Poverty ratio

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 Ivory Coast

Poverty, percent of population

 Latest value 37.50
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2015 - 2021
 Average 40.47
 Min - Max 37.50 - 44.40
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2021 is 37.5 percent, a decline from 39.5 percent in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 22.31 percent, based on data from 66 countries. Historically, the average for the Ivory Coast from 2015 to 2021 is 40.47 percent. The minimum value, 37.5 percent, was reached in 2021 while the maximum of 44.4 percent was recorded in 2015. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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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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