Extreme poverty rate — all countries

Extreme poverty rate — Guinea-Bissau

Extreme poverty rate in Guinea-Bissau in 2021 — 39.9%. Ranked 76 in the world out of 81. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 10.9 pp.

2021 39.9% +2.8 pp vs 2018
World rank 76of 81
Period maximum 75.7%2010
Period minimum 37.1%2018

Trend over time

1991–2021 · % of population

Extreme poverty rate — Guinea-Bissau, 1991–2021304050607080199119941997200020032006200920122015201820211991: 50.8%1993: 52.8%2002: 68.2%2010: 75.7%2018: 37.1%2021: 39.9%
Change over the period: −10.9 pp Annual average: -0.36 pp

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau 39.9%
World 11.3%
Extreme poverty rate — Guinea-Bissau, by year Guinea-Bissau All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 39.9
2018 37.1
2010 75.7
2002 68.2
1993 52.8
1991 50.8

Western 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.