GOAL 1: No Poverty in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: GOAL 1: No Poverty was 1 5 year moving average in 2023. ▲ Rising
GOAL 1: No Poverty in Marshall Islands, 2004–2023
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.
Analysis
In 2023, goal 1: no poverty in Marshall Islands stood at 1 5 year moving average. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 200.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goal 1: no poverty in Marshall Islands peaked at 1 5 year moving average in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.167 5 year moving average, in 2005.
Marshall Islands ranks 1st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
GOAL 1: No Poverty in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | 5 year moving average | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.25 5 year moving average | — |
| 2005 | 0.167 5 year moving average | -33.2% |
| 2006 | 0.167 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.167 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5 5 year moving average | +199.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.667 5 year moving average | +33.4% |
| 2011 | 0.667 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.667 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.333 5 year moving average | -50.1% |
| 2014 | 0.667 5 year moving average | +100.3% |
| 2015 | 0.429 5 year moving average | -35.7% |
| 2016 | 0.429 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.429 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.429 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.286 5 year moving average | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.714 5 year moving average | +149.7% |
| 2021 | 0.857 5 year moving average | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.875 5 year moving average | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 1 5 year moving average | +14.3% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 1 5 year moving average is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8 5 year moving average, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 1 5 year moving average is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6 5 year moving average, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GOAL 1: No Poverty in Marshall Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +199.4% | 0.167 5 year moving average | 0.5 5 year moving average |
| 2020 | +149.7% | 0.286 5 year moving average | 0.714 5 year moving average |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2918 5 year moving average | 0.167 5 year moving average | 0.5 5 year moving average | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.5003 5 year moving average | 0.286 5 year moving average | 0.667 5 year moving average | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8615 5 year moving average | 0.714 5 year moving average | 1 5 year moving average | 4 |
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- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goal 1: no poverty in Marshall Islands?
- Goal 1: no poverty in Marshall Islands was 1 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
- What is the highest goal 1: no poverty recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1 5 year moving average in 2023.
- What is the lowest goal 1: no poverty recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.167 5 year moving average in 2005.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for goal 1: no poverty?
- Marshall Islands ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goal 1: no poverty rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 1: No Poverty (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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SDG Goal 1 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database