Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) in South Sudan
88.0% of people in South Sudan lived on less than $4.20 a day in 2016.
The latest value for South Sudan is for 2016. Most countries have figures for 2021.
South Sudan, 2016
88.0%
Change from 2009
+28.8percentage points
World, 2016
24.9%
Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 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 | – | 18.2% |
| 2023 | – | 19.3% |
| 2022 | – | 20.5% |
| 2021 | – | 21.4% |
| 2020 | – | 22.1% |
| 2018 | – | 22.3% |
| 2017 | – | 23.6% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | 24.9% |
| 2015 | – | 26.3% |
| 2014 | – | 27.9% |
| 2013 | – | 29.3% |
| 2012 | – | 32.0% |
| 2011 | – | 33.6% |
| 2010 | – | 35.8% |
| 2009 | 59.2% | 38.1% |
| 2008 | – | 39.3% |
| 2007 | – | 40.5% |
| 2006 | – | 42.2% |
| 2005 | – | 43.7% |
| 2004 | – | 45.4% |
| 2003 | – | 47.2% |
| 2002 | – | 48.6% |
| 2001 | – | 49.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 59.2% in 2009, a change of +28.8 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2016 was 24.9%.