West Bank and Gaza Poverty Rate 2004-2022
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.
- West Bank and Gaza poverty rate for 2016 was 21.90%, a 3.2% increase from 2011.
- West Bank and Gaza poverty rate for 2011 was 18.70%, a 1.3% decline from 2010.
- West Bank and Gaza poverty rate for 2010 was 20.00%, a 0.9% increase from 2009.
- West Bank and Gaza poverty rate for 2009 was 19.10%, a 9.5% decline from 2007.
| West Bank and Gaza Poverty Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
% Under US $5.50 Per Day |
Change |
| 2016 |
21.90% |
3.20% |
| 2011 |
18.70% |
-1.30% |
| 2010 |
20.00% |
0.90% |
| 2009 |
19.10% |
-9.50% |
| 2007 |
28.60% |
7.40% |
| 2006 |
21.20% |
-1.20% |
| 2005 |
22.40% |
-2.10% |
| 2004 |
24.50% |
-2.10% |
