Economy · Southern Africa

South Africa Extreme Poverty Rate

17.4%as of 2022Reported-37.6% vs 2014

Share of the population living on less than $2.15 a day at 2017 international prices. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2022 · World Bank

History

most recent 6 periods · World Bank
PeriodExtreme Poverty Rate
202217.4%
201427.9%
201027.8%
200837%
200540.7%
200047.9%

Extreme Poverty Rate across Africa

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CountryExtreme Poverty RatePeriod
Nigeria41.8%2022
Kenya45.5%2022
Egypt1.4%2021
Ghana39%2016
Ethiopia38.6%2021
Tanzania51.3%2018

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