Sao Tome and Principe: Poverty ratio

The latest value from 2017 is 55.5 percent, unavailable from percent in . In comparison, the world average is 20.48 percent, based on data from 59 countries. Historically, the average for Sao Tome and Principe from 2017 to 2017 is 55.5 percent. The minimum value, 55.5 percent, was reached in 2017 while the maximum of 55.5 percent was recorded in 2017. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time. The value of that indicator for 2017 is 55.5 percent.

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.