Rwanda: Poverty at 1.90 USD per day

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 Rwanda

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

 Latest value 52.00
 Year 2016
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2000 - 2016
 Average 61.24
 Min - Max 52.00 - 75.20
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2016 is 52 percent, a decline from 53.7 percent in 2013. In comparison, the world average is 4.86 percent, based on data from 79 countries. Historically, the average for Rwanda from 2000 to 2016 is 61.24 percent. The minimum value, 52 percent, was reached in 2016 while the maximum of 75.2 percent was recorded in 2000. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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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.

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