Poverty headcount ratio at $1.9 PPP a day

22.0 (%) in 2014

In 2014, poverty rate for Timor-Leste was 22 %. Poverty rate of Timor-Leste fell gradually from 38.5 % in 2001 to 22 % in 2014.

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Population below $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 a day at 2011 international prices.

Date Value Change, %
2014 22.0 -41.28%
2007 37.4 -2.93%
2001 38.5