Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Ethiopia
33.1% of people in Ethiopia lived below the national poverty line in 2021.
Ethiopia, 2021
33.1%
Change from 2015
+9.6percentage points
Position in 2021
18th of 72
Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Ethiopia over time
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Ethiopia
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ethiopia |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 33.1% |
| 2015 | 23.5% |
| 2010 | 29.6% |
| 2004 | 38.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 23.5% in 2015, a change of +9.6 percentage points.
- Since 1995, when it was 45.5%, the figure has changed by −12.4 percentage points.
- Among the 72 countries with data for 2021, Ethiopia has the 18th highest value.