Senegal: Poverty ratio

The latest value from 2011 is 46.7 percent, a decline from 48.3 percent in 2005. In comparison, the world average is 23.86 percent, based on data from 52 countries. Historically, the average for Senegal from 2001 to 2011 is 50.07 percent. The minimum value, 46.7 percent, was reached in 2011 while the maximum of 55.2 percent was recorded in 2001. 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.