Ivory Coast: Poverty at 1.90 USD per day

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 Ivory Coast

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

 Latest value 20.80
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1985 - 2021
 Average 30.28
 Min - Max 10.20 - 47.00
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2021 is 20.8 percent, a decline from 21.7 percent in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 8.17 percent, based on data from 80 countries. Historically, the average for the Ivory Coast from 1985 to 2021 is 30.28 percent. The minimum value, 10.2 percent, was reached in 1986 while the maximum of 47 percent was recorded in 2008. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Ivory Coast: Poverty at 1.90 USD per day
 2021 20.80
 2018 21.70
 2015 46.60
 2008 47.00
 2002 43.90
 1998 42.90
 1995 39.80
 1992 38.40




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.

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