Liberia: Poverty ratio

The latest value from 2016 is 50.9 percent, a decline from 54.1 percent in 2014. In comparison, the world average is 23.90 percent, based on data from 67 countries. Historically, the average for Liberia from 2007 to 2016 is 56.27 percent. The minimum value, 50.9 percent, was reached in 2016 while the maximum of 63.8 percent was recorded in 2007. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

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.