Nigeria - 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 Nigeria was 39.10 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 33 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 64.90 in 1996 and a minimum value of 39.10 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 |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 55.50 |
| 1992 | 58.60 |
| 1996 | 64.90 |
| 2003 | 55.90 |
| 2010 | 43.50 |
| 2012 | 42.50 |
| 2015 | 40.70 |
| 2018 | 39.10 |
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 Nigeria was 71.00 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 33 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 83.20 in 1996 and a minimum value of 70.40 in 2015.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 80.10 |
| 1992 | 78.70 |
| 1996 | 83.20 |
| 2003 | 81.40 |
| 2010 | 72.90 |
| 2012 | 72.10 |
| 2015 | 70.40 |
| 2018 | 71.00 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 40.10 |
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 Nigeria was 92.00 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 33 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 94.70 in 2003 and a minimum value of 90.80 in 2015.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 94.20 |
| 1992 | 93.30 |
| 1996 | 93.30 |
| 2003 | 94.70 |
| 2010 | 91.90 |
| 2012 | 91.70 |
| 2015 | 90.80 |
| 2018 | 92.00 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
