Poverty at $3.65 a day in Southern Africa in 2009 — 49.6%. Since 1993, the indicator has fallen by 6.81 pp.
1993–2009 · % of population
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 49.6 | — |
| 1993 | 56.41 | — |
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.