Georgia Poverty Rate 1996-2024

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.
  • Georgia poverty rate for 2022 was 47.70%, a 7.7% decline from 2021.
  • Georgia poverty rate for 2021 was 55.40%, a 2.9% decline from 2020.
  • Georgia poverty rate for 2020 was 58.30%, a 4.1% increase from 2019.
  • Georgia poverty rate for 2019 was 54.20%, a 0.3% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Zambia 93.20%
Bangladesh 74.10%
Indonesia 62.60%
Kyrgyz Republic 60.10%
Georgia 47.70%
El Salvador 27.50%
Mongolia 22.10%
Vietnam 19.70%
Uzbekistan 17.30%
Bhutan 8.40%
Georgia Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2022 47.70% -7.70%
2021 55.40% -2.90%
2020 58.30% 4.10%
2019 54.20% 0.30%
2018 53.90% 0.00%
2017 53.90% -2.40%
2016 56.30% 0.10%
2015 56.20% -0.80%
2014 57.00% -3.00%
2013 60.00% -5.50%
2012 65.50% -3.50%
2011 69.00% -1.60%
2010 70.60% 0.10%
2009 70.50% 0.30%
2008 70.20% -3.90%
2007 74.10% 1.40%
2006 72.70% 1.00%
2005 71.70% 1.70%
2004 70.00% -2.00%
2003 72.00% -0.70%
2002 72.70% -10.80%
2001 83.50% 1.90%
2000 81.60% 2.00%
1999 79.60% 5.50%
1998 74.10% 0.20%
1997 73.90% 21.90%
1996 52.00% 21.90%