World Data Atlas Topics Poverty and Equity Poverty Rate

The poverty rate in Eswatini

58.9 % in 2016

Between 2000 and 2016, poverty rate of Eswatini was declining at a moderating rate to shrink from 69 % in 2000 to 58.9 % in 2016.

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The poverty rate in Africa
South Sudan 76.4 % in 2016 WB
Malawi 51.5 % in 2016 WB
Liberia 50.9 % in 2016 WB
Mali 46.8 % in 2016 WB
Benin 40.1 % in 2015 WB
Rwanda 38.2 % in 2016 WB
Ghana 23.4 % in 2016 WB
Uganda 21.4 % in 2016 WB
Algeria 5.5 % in 2011 WB
Poverty and equity in Eswatini
$1.90 a day 29.2 % in 2016 WB
$3.20 a day 52.1 % in 2016 WB
$5.50 a day 72 % in 2016 WB
Number of Poor 0.3 millions in 2016 WB
Poverty Gap 9.8 % in 2016 WB