Albania Poverty Rate 1996-2023

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
  • Albania poverty rate for 2019 was 10.90%, a 7.3% decline from 2018.
  • Albania poverty rate for 2018 was 18.20%, a 7.3% decline from 2017.
  • Albania poverty rate for 2017 was 25.50%, a 0.1% increase from 2016.
  • Albania poverty rate for 2016 was 25.40%, a 0.8% decline from 2015.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Fiji 52.60%
Armenia 52.30%
Colombia 34.80%
Marshall Islands 31.40%
Ecuador 29.70%
Peru 28.70%
Iran 27.60%
Brazil 26.20%
China 24.70%
Dominican Republic 20.20%
Paraguay 19.70%
Costa Rica 13.70%
Thailand 13.10%
Turkey 12.60%
Serbia 12.10%
Albania 10.90%
Romania 10.90%
Bulgaria 7.20%
Russia 4.20%
Maldives 3.90%
Belarus 2.40%
Albania Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2019 10.90% -7.30%
2018 18.20% -7.30%
2017 25.50% 0.10%
2016 25.40% -0.80%
2015 26.20% -12.50%
2014 38.70% 2.00%
2012 36.70% 3.30%
2008 33.40% -7.00%
2005 40.40% -11.70%
2002 52.10% 4.20%
1996 47.90% 4.20%