Extreme poverty rate — all countries

Extreme poverty rate — Madagascar

Extreme poverty rate in Madagascar in 2021 — 69.2%. Ranked 80 in the world out of 81. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 7.5 pp.

2021 69.2% +1.9 pp vs 2012
World rank 80of 81
Period maximum 83.1%1993
Period minimum 55.3%2005

Trend over time

1980–2021 · % of population

Extreme poverty rate — Madagascar, 1980–202150607080901980198519901995200020052010201520201980: 61.7%1993: 83.1%1997: 80.7%1999: 78.5%2001: 57.5%2005: 55.3%2010: 65.3%2012: 67.3%2021: 69.2%
Change over the period: +7.5 pp Annual average: 0.18 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Madagascar 69.2%
World 11.3%
Extreme poverty rate — Madagascar, by year Madagascar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 69.2
2012 67.3
2010 65.3
2005 55.3
2001 57.5
1999 78.5
1997 80.7
1993 83.1
1980 61.7

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.