Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Cote d'Ivoire

Cote d'Ivoire: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 0.2% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
down 39.3%
World rank
55th
of 120 countries
All-time high
7.0%
in 2008
All-time low
0.0%
in 1987
Years of data
11
1985–2021

Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Cote d'Ivoire, 1985–2021

02461985200320211985: 1.2 %1986: 0.079 %1987: 0.039 %1988: 0.477 %1992: 3.1 %1995: 1.6 %1998: 3 %2008: 7 %2015: 5.3 %2018: 0.299 %2021: 0.181 %

Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Cote d'Ivoire recorded 0.2% for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.3% on the previous year and down 97.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 7.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1987.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 55th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year

Annual values for Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Cote d'Ivoire, 1985 to 2021.
Year % Change
1985 1.2% —
1986 0.1% -93.4%
1987 0.0% -50.5%
1988 0.5% +1111.2%
1992 3.1% +544.9%
1995 1.6% -49.5%
1998 3.0% +93.7%
2008 7.0% +131.5%
2015 5.3% -24.2%
2018 0.3% -94.3%
2021 0.2% -39.3%

Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries

  • Cote d'Ivoire's 0.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 84% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • Cote d'Ivoire's 0.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9%, 19% of the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.0% 1.2% 4
1990s 2.5% 1.6% 3.1% 3
2000s 7.0% 7.0% 7.0% 1
2010s 2.8% 0.3% 5.3% 2
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1

Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire

  1. 52 Israel 0.2% compare
  2. 53 Panama 0.2% compare
  3. 54 Slovakia 0.2% compare
  4. 56 Guinea 0.2% compare
  5. 57 Bulgaria 0.2% compare
  6. 58 Syria 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Cote d'Ivoire?
Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Cote d'Ivoire was 0.2% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2008.
What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1987.
How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 55th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
Over the last ten years it is down 97.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day
Unit
%
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.