Poverty at $3.65 a day — all countries

Poverty at $3.65 a day — Algeria

Poverty at $3.65 a day in Algeria in 2011 — 4.7%. Ranked 48 in the world out of 82. Since 1988, the indicator has fallen by 21.3 pp.

2011 4.7% −20.2 pp vs 1995
World rank 48of 82
Period maximum 26%1988
Period minimum 4.7%2011

Trend over time

1988–2011 · % of population

Poverty at $3.65 a day — Algeria, 1988–201101020301988199119941997200020032006200920111988: 26%1995: 24.9%2011: 4.7%
Change over the period: −21.3 pp Annual average: -0.93 pp

Comparison, 2011

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

Algeria 4.7%
World 33.6%
Poverty at $3.65 a day — Algeria, by year Algeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2011 4.7
1995 24.9
1988 26

About the indicator

The share of the population whose consumption falls below $3.65 a day at 2017 purchasing power parity. The World Bank keeps three international lines because one does not work for the whole world: extreme poverty at $2.15 has all but disappeared in middle-income countries, and they need a higher line. This one matches the typical national lines of lower-middle-income countries — that is, it answers how many are poor by the standards of countries like them, not how many are destitute.

Important: Measured from consumption or income in household surveys held once every few years, so the years are discontinuous. The line is set in 2017 PPP dollars, not in current ones.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.