Egypt - 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 Egypt was 3.80 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8.70 in 1990 and a minimum value of 1.50 in 2012.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.70 |
| 1995 | 5.60 |
| 1999 | 2.40 |
| 2004 | 5.20 |
| 2008 | 4.70 |
| 2010 | 2.20 |
| 2012 | 1.50 |
| 2015 | 1.60 |
| 2017 | 3.80 |
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 Egypt was 28.90 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 41.60 in 1995 and a minimum value of 18.20 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.50 |
| 1995 | 41.60 |
| 1999 | 26.70 |
| 2004 | 35.40 |
| 2008 | 33.50 |
| 2010 | 23.70 |
| 2012 | 19.00 |
| 2015 | 18.20 |
| 2017 | 28.90 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 27.80 |
| 2017 | 32.50 |
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 Egypt was 72.60 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 81.80 in 1995 and a minimum value of 64.40 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 78.80 |
| 1995 | 81.80 |
| 1999 | 70.40 |
| 2004 | 77.70 |
| 2008 | 77.40 |
| 2010 | 70.50 |
| 2012 | 67.70 |
| 2015 | 64.40 |
| 2017 | 72.60 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
