Rwanda: Poverty ratio

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 Rwanda

Poverty, percent of population

 Latest value 27.40
 Year 2023
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2023 - 2023
 Average 27.40
 Min - Max 27.40 - 27.40
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2023 is 27.4 percent, unavailable from percent in . In comparison, the world average is 21.69 percent, based on data from 40 countries. Historically, the average for Rwanda from 2023 to 2023 is 27.4 percent. The minimum value, 27.4 percent, was reached in 2023 while the maximum of 27.4 percent was recorded in 2023. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time. The value of that indicator for 2023 is 27.4 percent.
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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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