Niger - Poverty headcount ratio
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Niger was 41.40 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 81.60 in 1994 and a minimum value of 41.40 in 2018.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 a day at 2011 international 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.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 78.50 |
| 1994 | 81.60 |
| 2005 | 75.30 |
| 2007 | 72.40 |
| 2011 | 50.60 |
| 2014 | 45.40 |
| 2018 | 41.40 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Niger was 75.20 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 94.00 in 1994 and a minimum value of 75.20 in 2018.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.20 a day at 2011 international 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.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 94.00 |
| 1994 | 94.00 |
| 2005 | 90.90 |
| 2007 | 90.60 |
| 2011 | 83.70 |
| 2014 | 77.20 |
| 2018 | 75.20 |
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)
Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty lines. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.
Source: World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.
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| Year | Value |
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| 2018 | 40.80 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Niger was 91.80 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 98.40 in 1994 and a minimum value of 91.80 in 2018.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international 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.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 98.30 |
| 1994 | 98.40 |
| 2005 | 97.10 |
| 2007 | 96.80 |
| 2011 | 95.80 |
| 2014 | 93.60 |
| 2018 | 91.80 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
