World Data Atlas Topics Poverty and Equity Poverty Rate

The poverty rate in Afghanistan

54.5 % in 2016

Between 2007 and 2016, poverty rate of Afghanistan grew substantially from 33.7 to 54.5 % rising at an increasing annual rate that reached a maximum of 42.30% in 2016.

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The poverty rate in Asia
Tajikistan 30.3 % in 2016 WB
Mongolia 29.6 % in 2016 WB
Bangladesh 24.3 % in 2016 WB
Georgia 22 % in 2016 WB
Bhutan 12 % in 2012 WB
Maldives 8.2 % in 2016 WB
Azerbaijan 6 % in 2012 WB
China 4.5 % in 2016 WB
Sri Lanka 4.1 % in 2016 WB