Madagascar: Poverty at 5.50 USD per day

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 Madagascar

Poverty ratio, percent living on less than 5.50 USD a day

 Latest value 96.60
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1980 - 2021
 Average 95.10
 Min - Max 89.10 - 98.60
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2021 is 96.6 percent, an increase from 94.5 percent in 2012. In comparison, the world average is 27.87 percent, based on data from 80 countries. Historically, the average for Madagascar from 1980 to 2021 is 95.1 percent. The minimum value, 89.1 percent, was reached in 2001 while the maximum of 98.6 percent was recorded in 1997. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Madagascar: Poverty at 5.50 USD per day
 2021 96.60
 2012 94.50
 2010 94.20
 2005 93.10
 2001 89.10
 1999 98.50
 1997 98.60
 1993 98.10




Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $8.30 a day at 2021 international prices.

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