Swaziland: Poverty at 1.90 USD per day

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 Swaziland

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

 Latest value 36.10
 Year 2016
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1994 - 2016
 Average 56.73
 Min - Max 36.10 - 85.40
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2016 is 36.1 percent, a decline from 49.3 percent in 2009. In comparison, the world average is 4.85 percent, based on data from 79 countries. Historically, the average for Swaziland from 1994 to 2016 is 56.73 percent. The minimum value, 36.1 percent, was reached in 2016 while the maximum of 85.4 percent was recorded in 1994. 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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