Economy · Eastern Africa

Tanzania Extreme Poverty Rate

51.3%as of 2018Reported-0.4% vs 2011

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 – 2018 · World Bank

History

most recent 4 periods · World Bank
PeriodExtreme Poverty Rate
201851.3%
201151.5%
200761.9%
200086.9%

Extreme Poverty Rate across Africa

All 54 countries →
CountryExtreme Poverty RatePeriod
Nigeria41.8%2022
Kenya45.5%2022
South Africa17.4%2022
Egypt1.4%2021
Ghana39%2016
Ethiopia38.6%2021

Extreme Poverty Rate in every African country

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