Tanzania: Poverty ratio

The latest value from 2018 is 26.4 percent, unchanged from 26.4 percent in 2017. In comparison, the world average is 22.75 percent, based on data from 71 countries. Historically, the average for Tanzania from 1991 to 2018 is 31.6 percent. The minimum value, 26.4 percent, was reached in 2017 while the maximum of 38.6 percent was recorded in 1991. See the global rankings 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.