Niger Poverty Rate 1992-2023

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.
  • Niger poverty rate for 2018 was 95.00%, a 1.7% decline from 2014.
  • Niger poverty rate for 2014 was 96.70%, a 1% decline from 2011.
  • Niger poverty rate for 2011 was 97.70%, a 0.2% decline from 2007.
  • Niger poverty rate for 2007 was 97.90%, a 0.2% decline from 2005.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Niger 95.00%
Tanzania 92.30%
Sierra Leone 89.90%
Chad 89.40%
Guinea-Bissau 87.20%
Guinea 86.80%
Togo 84.00%
Benin 83.40%
Burkina Faso 81.10%
Mali 80.50%
Senegal 74.40%
Niger Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2018 95.00% -1.70%
2014 96.70% -1.00%
2011 97.70% -0.20%
2007 97.90% -0.20%
2005 98.10% -0.90%
1994 99.00% 0.00%
1992 99.00% 0.00%