Eswatini - Poverty headcount ratio
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
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 |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 82.10 |
| 2000 | 48.90 |
| 2009 | 43.00 |
| 2016 | 29.20 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
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 |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 92.10 |
| 2000 | 72.00 |
| 2009 | 65.10 |
| 2016 | 52.10 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.00 |
| 2009 | 63.00 |
| 2016 | 58.90 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
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 |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 97.10 |
| 2000 | 85.40 |
| 2009 | 82.30 |
| 2016 | 72.00 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
