South Africa - 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 South Africa was 18.70 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 34.80 in 2000 and a minimum value of 16.20 in 2010.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 31.50 |
| 2000 | 34.80 |
| 2005 | 25.70 |
| 2008 | 16.70 |
| 2010 | 16.20 |
| 2014 | 18.70 |
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 South Africa was 37.30 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 53.20 in 2000 and a minimum value of 35.60 in 2010.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 49.90 |
| 2000 | 53.20 |
| 2005 | 48.40 |
| 2008 | 36.80 |
| 2010 | 35.60 |
| 2014 | 37.30 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 66.60 |
| 2008 | 62.10 |
| 2010 | 53.20 |
| 2014 | 55.50 |
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 South Africa was 56.90 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 70.20 in 2000 and a minimum value of 56.00 in 2010.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 66.90 |
| 2000 | 70.20 |
| 2005 | 67.70 |
| 2008 | 57.60 |
| 2010 | 56.00 |
| 2014 | 56.90 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
