Poverty headcount ratio at $3.2 a day based on purchasing-power-parity in constant prices of 2011

45.00 (%) in 2017

In 2017, poverty rate at $3.2 a day for Sao Tome and Principe was 45 %. Poverty rate at $3.2 a day of Sao Tome and Principe fell gradually from 54 % in 2000 to 45 % in 2017.

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Population below $3.1 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.1 a day at 2005 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.

Date Value Change, %
2017 45.00 -24.37%
2010 59.50 10.19%
2000 54.00