Kiribati: Poverty at 1.90 USD per day

The latest value from 2019 is 1.7 percent, a decline from 14 percent in 2006. In comparison, the world average is 4.34 percent, based on data from 76 countries. Historically, the average for Kiribati from 2006 to 2019 is 7.85 percent. The minimum value, 1.7 percent, was reached in 2019 while the maximum of 14 percent was recorded in 2006. See the global rankings or world map 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.