Extreme poverty rate — all countries

Extreme poverty rate — Republic of the Congo

Extreme poverty rate in the Republic of the Congo in 2011 — 39.2%. Ranked 75 in the world out of 82. Since 2005, the indicator has fallen by 15.3 pp.

2011 39.2% −15.3 pp vs 2005
World rank 75of 82
Period maximum 54.5%2005
Period minimum 39.2%2011

Trend over time

2005–2011 · % of population

Extreme poverty rate — Republic of the Congo, 2005–2011354045505520052006200720082009201020112005: 54.5%2011: 39.2%
Change over the period: −15.3 pp Annual average: -2.55 pp

Comparison, 2011

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo 39.2%
World 19.1%
Extreme poverty rate — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2011 39.2
2005 54.5

Middle Africa, 2011

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

CG Republic of the Congo 39.2 TD Chad 45.2

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.