Africa Poverty Rate Ranking (2024)
In 2020, poverty rate in Africa was highest in Congo - Kinshasa at 85.30%, followed by Mozambique at 82.20% and Malawi at 75.40%. The average poverty rate across countries in Africa was 36.29%, the median was 37.35%, and Mauritius recorded the lowest poverty rate at 0.50%, according to the World Bank.
Data is available for the period 1963 to 2024 across 36 countries in Africa.
Frequency : Yearly
| Rank | Country | Current Value ↓ | Previous Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 85.3% | 78.9% | 2020 | |
| 2 | 82.2% | 74.4% | 2019 | |
| 3 | 75.4% | 71.7% | 2019 | |
| 4 | 74.2% | 75.8% | 2020 | |
| 5 | 71.7% | 67.9% | 2022 | |
| 6 | 71.6% | 67.3% | 2021 | |
| 7 | 60.5% | 59% | 2021 | |
| 8 | 59.8% | 60.1% | 2019 | |
| 9 | 51.3% | 51.5% | 2018 | |
| 10 | 49.2% | 44.7% | 2019 | |
| 11 | 46.4% | 44.4% | 2021 | |
| 12 | 42.1% | 47.7% | 2021 | |
| 13 | 41.9% | 74.9% | 2017 | |
| 14 | 41.5% | 53.7% | 2018 | |
| 15 | 39.9% | 37.1% | 2021 | |
| 16 | 39.5% | 41.9% | 2022 | |
| 17 | 39.3% | 22.1% | 2018 | |
| 18 | 38.6% | 33% | 2021 | |
| 19 | 36.1% | 29.4% | 2021 | |
| 20 | 34.7% | 35.3% | 2021 | |
| 21 | 34.2% | 35.8% | 2018 | |
| 22 | 27.2% | 37.2% | 2021 | |
| 23 | 26.7% | 29% | 2021 | |
| 24 | 25.4% | 31.2% | 2017 | |
| 25 | 22% | 17.1% | 2020 | |
| 26 | 20.9% | 22.7% | 2021 | |
| 27 | 17.9% | 19.1% | 2021 | |
| 28 | 13% | 18.9% | 2017 | |
| 29 | 11.7% | 21.3% | 2018 | |
| 30 | 10.2% | 11.7% | 2019 | |
| 31 | 8.8% | 2022 | ||
| 32 | 3.8% | 9.2% | 2017 | |
| 33 | 1.4% | 2% | 2021 | |
| 34 | 0.7% | 1.6% | 2018 | |
| 35 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2021 | |
| 36 | 0.5% | 1.1% | 2017 |
Africa Poverty Rate Ranking (2024) : Definition
Poverty Rate measures the share of the population living on less than $3.00 per day measured in 2021 PPP international dollars; the figure refers to the specified reference year.