Angola: Poverty at 1.90 USD per day

The latest value from 2018 is 39.3 percent, an increase from 22.1 percent in 2008. In comparison, the world average is 7.57 percent, based on data from 92 countries. Historically, the average for Angola from 2000 to 2018 is 29.47 percent. The minimum value, 22.1 percent, was reached in 2008 while the maximum of 39.3 percent was recorded in 2018. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.00 a day at 2021 purchasing power adjusted prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.