Economy · Eastern Africa

Uganda Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)

93.6%as of 2023Reported+0.0% vs 2019

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

2002 – 2023 · World Bank

History

most recent 7 periods · World Bank
PeriodPoverty Rate ($6.85/day)
202393.6%
201993.6%
201692.9%
201292.4%
200993.2%
200595.8%
200296.4%

Poverty Rate ($6.85/day) across Africa

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CountryPoverty Rate ($6.85/day)Period
Nigeria92.9%2022
Kenya90.1%2022
South Africa59.6%2022
Egypt58.5%2021
Ghana85.4%2016
Ethiopia93.5%2021

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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