Extreme poverty rate — all countries

Extreme poverty rate — Rwanda

Extreme poverty rate in Rwanda in 2023 — 38.6%. Ranked 57 in the world out of 57. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 43.7 pp.

2023 38.6% −25.2 pp vs 2016
World rank 57of 57
Period maximum 82.3%2000
Period minimum 38.6%2023

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of population

Extreme poverty rate — Rwanda, 2000–2023204060801002000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 82.3%2005: 74.2%2010: 70.2%2013: 65.2%2016: 63.8%2023: 38.6%
Change over the period: −43.7 pp Annual average: -1.9 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Rwanda 38.6%
World 10.6%
Extreme poverty rate — Rwanda, by year Rwanda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 38.6
2016 63.8
2013 65.2
2010 70.2
2005 74.2
2000 82.3

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.