Economy · Western Africa

Nigeria Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)

92.9%as of 2022Reported+4.7% vs 2018

Share of the population living on less than $6.85 a day at 2017 international prices (upper-middle-income line). Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.

Trend

2003 – 2022 · World Bank

History

most recent 6 periods · World Bank
PeriodPoverty Rate ($6.85/day)
202292.9%
201888.7%
201587.2%
201288.4%
201088.7%
200392.6%

Poverty Rate ($6.85/day) across Africa

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CountryPoverty Rate ($6.85/day)Period
Kenya90.1%2022
South Africa59.6%2022
Egypt58.5%2021
Ghana85.4%2016
Ethiopia93.5%2021
Tanzania91.5%2018

Poverty Rate ($6.85/day) in every African country

3 countries carry a recent share of the population below $6.85 a day figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.

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