Tunisia Poverty Rate 1985-2023

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.
  • Tunisia poverty rate for 2015 was 17.90%, a 13.2% decline from 2010.
  • Tunisia poverty rate for 2010 was 31.10%, a 11% decline from 2005.
  • Tunisia poverty rate for 2005 was 42.10%, a 9.1% decline from 2000.
  • Tunisia poverty rate for 2000 was 51.20%, a 9.5% decline from 1995.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Zambia 90.70%
Nigeria 89.50%
India 88.90%
Kenya 85.70%
Pakistan 83.80%
Kyrgyz Republic 73.80%
Indonesia 72.90%
Myanmar 72.80%
Egypt 64.50%
Philippines 60.10%
Georgia 56.20%
Honduras 53.20%
Cabo Verde 50.90%
El Salvador 40.20%
Kosovo 35.70%
Bolivia 20.50%
Tunisia 17.90%
Moldova 17.70%
Ukraine 15.00%
Tunisia Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2015 17.90% -13.20%
2010 31.10% -11.00%
2005 42.10% -9.10%
2000 51.20% -9.50%
1995 60.70% 0.50%
1990 60.20% -7.10%
1985 67.30% -7.10%