Tonga Poverty Rate 2000-2023

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.
  • Tonga poverty rate for 2015 was 47.90%, a 8.4% increase from 2009.
  • Tonga poverty rate for 2009 was 39.50%, a 5.4% increase from 2000.
  • Tonga poverty rate for 2000 was 34.10%, a 34.1% increase from .
  • Tonga poverty rate for was 0.00%, a 0% increase from .
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Botswana 63.50%
Namibia 57.30%
Tonga 47.90%
Armenia 46.70%
China 37.90%
Colombia 34.60%
Peru 32.70%
Dominican Republic 30.40%
North Macedonia 28.80%
Ecuador 28.80%
Romania 27.40%
Serbia 27.20%
Albania 26.20%
Brazil 25.30%
Paraguay 22.60%
Iran 21.90%
Montenegro 21.30%
Kazakhstan 17.20%
Costa Rica 14.80%
Thailand 14.60%
Bulgaria 14.10%
Turkey 13.70%
Russia 5.50%
Malaysia 4.80%
Belarus 4.10%
Tonga Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2015 47.90% 8.40%
2009 39.50% 5.40%
2000 34.10% 5.40%