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UNDERSTANDING POVERTY
We face big challenges to help the worlds poorest people and ensure that everyone sees
benefits from economic growth: Data and research help us understand these challenges and
set priorities, share knowledge of what works, and measure progress:
Open Data
Free and open access to global development data
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Nowcast of the Global Poverty Rate at the $1.90 Line, 2015-21
Browse Data: By Country
By Indicator
For almost 25 years,
extreme poverty was
Extreme poverty rate, %
steadily declining: Now; for the first time in a
Historical poverty rates
generation; the quest to end poverty has
Pre-COVID-19 projections
suffered its worst setback. This setback is
Post-COVID-19 projections
largely due to major challenges
COVID 19,
confllictand climate change
facing all
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