Swaziland: Poverty ratio

The latest value from 2016 is 58.9 percent, a decline from 63 percent in 2009. In comparison, the world average is 23.90 percent, based on data from 67 countries. Historically, the average for Swaziland from 1994 to 2016 is 64.23 percent. The minimum value, 58.9 percent, was reached in 2016 while the maximum of 69 percent was recorded in 2000. 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.