World Data Atlas Topics Poverty and Equity Poverty Rate

The poverty rate in South Sudan

76.4 % in 2016

Between 2009 and 2016, poverty rate of South Sudan grew substantially from 50.6 to 76.4 % rising at an increasing annual rate that reached a maximum of 19.06% in 2015 and then decreased to 16.46% in 2016.

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The poverty rate in Africa
Eswatini 58.9 % 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 South Sudan
$1.90 a day 76.4 % in 2016 WB
$3.20 a day 91.6 % in 2016 WB
$5.50 a day 97.8 % in 2016 WB
Number of Poor 8.3 millions in 2016 WB
Poverty Gap 40.8 % in 2016 WB