Extreme poverty rate in South Sudan
76.5% of people in South Sudan lived on less than $3.00 a day in 2016.
The latest value for South Sudan is for 2016. Most countries have figures for 2021.
South Sudan, 2016
76.5%
Change from 2009
+31.6percentage points
World, 2016
12.6%
Extreme poverty rate in South Sudan over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 10.1% |
| 2023 | – | 10.5% |
| 2022 | – | 10.9% |
| 2021 | – | 11.3% |
| 2020 | – | 11.4% |
| 2018 | – | 11.1% |
| 2017 | – | 11.8% |
| 2016 | 76.5% | 12.6% |
| 2015 | – | 13.4% |
| 2014 | – | 14.5% |
| 2013 | – | 15.5% |
| 2012 | – | 17.8% |
| 2011 | – | 19.1% |
| 2010 | – | 21.0% |
| 2009 | 44.9% | 23.1% |
| 2008 | – | 24.1% |
| 2007 | – | 25.3% |
| 2006 | – | 27.0% |
| 2005 | – | 28.3% |
| 2004 | – | 30.3% |
| 2003 | – | 32.2% |
| 2002 | – | 33.7% |
| 2001 | – | 35.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 44.9% in 2009, a change of +31.6 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2016 was 12.6%.
More for South Sudan
All statistics for South Sudan
Poverty rate at national poverty lines
82.3%
2016 · World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
19.1%
2024 · World Bank
Gini index
44.0 (0 to 100)
2016 · World Bank
Income share held by the richest 10%
33.0%
2016 · World Bank
Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP)
88.0%
2016 · World Bank
Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP)
97.6%
2016 · World Bank