Zimbabwe: Poverty at 1.90 USD per day

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 Zimbabwe

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

 Latest value 39.80
 Year 2019
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2011 - 2019
 Average 31.87
 Min - Max 21.60 - 39.80
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2019 is 39.8 percent, an increase from 34.2 percent in 2017. In comparison, the world average is 4.41 percent, based on data from 75 countries. Historically, the average for Zimbabwe from 2011 to 2019 is 31.87 percent. The minimum value, 21.6 percent, was reached in 2011 while the maximum of 39.8 percent was recorded in 2019. 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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