Extreme poverty rate — all countries

Extreme poverty rate — Ethiopia

Extreme poverty rate in Ethiopia in 2021 — 38.6%. Ranked 75 in the world out of 81. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 34.9 pp.

2021 38.6% +5.6 pp vs 2015
World rank 75of 81
Period maximum 73.5%1995
Period minimum 33%2015

Trend over time

1995–2021 · % of population

Extreme poverty rate — Ethiopia, 1995–20212040608019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 73.5%1999: 65.9%2004: 41.3%2010: 37.4%2015: 33%2021: 38.6%
Change over the period: −34.9 pp Annual average: -1.34 pp

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ethiopia

Ethiopia 38.6%
World 11.3%
Extreme poverty rate — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 38.6
2015 33
2010 37.4
2004 41.3
1999 65.9
1995 73.5

Eastern Africa, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population whose consumption or income falls below the international extreme poverty line — $2.15 a day in 2017 prices at purchasing power parity. This is the very indicator by which the first UN Sustainable Development Goal is tracked. The line is revised as the PPP conversion factors are updated, so historical values are recalculated retrospectively.

Important: The estimates are built on household surveys held once every few years; between surveys the values are interpolated.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.