Extreme poverty rate — all countries

Extreme poverty rate — Liberia

Extreme poverty rate in Liberia in 2016 — 33.6%. Ranked 77 in the world out of 83. Since 2007, the indicator has fallen by 27.5 pp.

2016 33.6% +1.9 pp vs 2014
World rank 77of 83
Period maximum 61.1%2007
Period minimum 31.7%2014

Trend over time

2007–2016 · % of population

Extreme poverty rate — Liberia, 2007–2016304050607020072008200920102011201220132014201520162007: 61.1%2014: 31.7%2016: 33.6%
Change over the period: −27.5 pp Annual average: -3.06 pp

Comparison, 2016

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

Liberia 33.6%
World 12.6%
Extreme poverty rate — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2016 33.6
2014 31.7
2007 61.1

Western Africa, 2016

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

LR Liberia 33.6 GH Ghana 39

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.