Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Central African Republic

68.8% of people in Central African Republic lived below the national poverty line in 2021.

Measure: Poverty rate at national poverty lines Unit: % of population Data: 2021 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Central African Republic, 2021 68.8% % of population
Position in 2021 3rd of 72 See the full ranking

Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Central African Republic over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Poverty rate at national poverty lines (% of population), 2021 to 2021
Period Central African Republic
2021 68.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • Among the 72 countries with data for 2021, Central African Republic has the 3rd highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform, from national sources
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SI.POV.NAHC · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2021 to 2021 for Central African Republic
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform, from national sources