Poverty Overview: Development news, research, data | World Bank
Apr 7, 2025 · Fighting poverty in all of its dimensions lies at the core of the World Bank’s work. We work closely with governments to develop sound policies so that poor people can improve their …
June 2025 Update to Global Poverty Lines - World Bank Group
The World Bank has updated its global poverty lines. This latest revision uses 2021 purchasing power parities, as well as updated national poverty lines that better capture countries’ …
Poverty, Prosperity, and Planet Report 2024 - World Bank Group
Around 3.5 billion people (44 percent of the global population) remain poor by a standard that is more relevant for upper middle-income countries ($6.85 per day), and the number of people …
For Poorest Economies, Next 25 Years Could Prove Decisive
Dec 12, 2024 · Without Course Correction, 20 of 26 Countries Would Remain Poor Through 2050. WASHINGTON, December 12, 2024— The next 25 years could prove decisive in determining …
Measuring Poverty Overview - World Bank Group
Jun 5, 2025 · In April 2013, the World Bank set new goals to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity by 2030. In order to monitor progress and understand the types of poverty …
An opportunity to reduce poverty and inequality in El Salvador
El Salvador faces a great opportunity to accelerate poverty reduction. Although poverty rates have declined significantly over the past two decades, extreme poverty remains a challenge: by …
Lebanon: Poverty more than triples over the last decade reaching …
May 23, 2024 · Almost nine out of every 10 Syrians are under the poverty line in 2022, while 45% of poor Syrian families have less than acceptable food consumption scores. The majority of …
Argentina Poverty Assessment - World Bank Group
The report Poverty Traps in Argentina explains how macroeconomic dynamics have hindered the ability of poor and middle-income households to generate higher incomes in a sustainable …
Report: Trajectories: Prosperity and Poverty Reduction in the …
Strengthening institutions at all levels of government—their technical and fiscal capacity and their capacity to coordinate and establish partnerships to achieve economies of scale in service …
Poverty Map of Serbia: Understanding Welfare at the Local Level …
Even within the same region, such as Southern and Eastern Serbia, this rate ranges from more than 13 percent in Medijana to more than 63 percent in Bojnik. Some areas with high AROP …