In 2023, the international poverty (based on 2017 purchasing power parities (PPPs)) and the lower-income poverty rate (3.65 U.S. dollars in 2017 PPP), was highest for Mozambique within the Southern Africa region, with 74.7 percent and 88.7 percent, respectively. However, the upper middle-income poverty rate was highest for Zambia, at 93 percent.
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Annual poverty rate in Southern Africa in 2023, by country and income level
Characteristic
International poverty rate (2.15 U.S. dollars in 2017 PPP)
Lower middle-icome poverty rate (3.65 U.S. dollars in 2017 PPP)
Upper middle-income poverty rate (6.85 U.S. dollars in 2017 PPP)
The source states that the calculations were based on 2019-PICES. Actual data: 2019. Now cast: 2020-2023.Â
Projection using neutral distribution (2019) with pass-through = 0.87 (Med (0.87)) based on GDP per capita in constant LCU.
2017 PPPs, in nominal terms, is a quarter of a dollar higher than the current $1.90 poverty line, which is based on PPPs released for the 2011 reference year. Â
Data for upper middle-income poverty for Mozambique was not provided.Â
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World Bank. (October 22, 2024). Annual poverty rate in Southern Africa in 2023, by country and income level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1551703/southern-africa-poverty-rate-by-country-and-income-level/
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Annual poverty rate in Southern Africa in 2023, by country and income level [Graph], World Bank, October 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1551703/southern-africa-poverty-rate-by-country-and-income-level/
