1.1.1

Proportion of population below the international poverty line, for the year preceding the previous

Indicator description

Percentage of the population with disposable income below the international poverty line based on purchasing power parity:

- at 1 US dollar per day (since 1990);

- at 1.25 US dollars per day (since 2008);

- at 1.90 US dollars per day (since 2015).

The poverty level of the population living below the international poverty line is estimated by converting the poverty line of US $ 1.90 per day into the local currency using the latest purchasing power parity (PPP) consumption exchange rates taken from World Bank estimates.