Nigeria Poverty Rate 1985-2021
Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
- Nigeria poverty rate for 2009 was 92.10%, a 2% decline from 2003.
- Nigeria poverty rate for 2003 was 94.10%, a 1.3% increase from 1996.
- Nigeria poverty rate for 1996 was 92.80%, a 0.3% increase from 1992.
- Nigeria poverty rate for 1992 was 92.50%, a 1% decline from 1985.
| Nigeria Poverty Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
% Under US $5.50 Per Day |
Change |
| 2009 |
92.10% |
-2.00% |
| 2003 |
94.10% |
1.30% |
| 1996 |
92.80% |
0.30% |
| 1992 |
92.50% |
-1.00% |
| 1985 |
93.50% |
-1.00% |
