Yemen: Poverty ratio

The latest value from 2014 is 48.6 percent, an increase from 34.8 percent in 2005. In comparison, the world average is 23.90 percent, based on data from 52 countries. Historically, the average for Yemen from 1998 to 2014 is 41.17 percent. The minimum value, 34.8 percent, was reached in 2005 while the maximum of 48.6 percent was recorded in 2014. 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.