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Countries With the Fastest Growth in Poverty headcount ratio (5-Year Change)

Change in Poverty headcount ratio over the five years to each country's latest year, in points (a share or rate is not shown as a % of itself). Only countries that rose are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Gambia, The rose the most: by 4.9 pts, from 17.1% of population below the international poverty line to 22% of population below the international poverty line in the five years to 2020. Japan is second (+0.8 pts), followed by El Salvador (+0.5 pts). 15 countries rose over that period; the median change among them was +0.2 pts.

#1
Gambia, The · +4.9 pts
Median
+0.2 pts
Coverage
15 countries
Data year
2023
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: 5-year change (points)Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Gambia, The 4.9; 2. Japan 0.8; 3. El Salvador 0.5; 4. Germany 0.5; 5. Greece 0.4; 6. Panama 0.2; 7. Denmark 0.2; 8. Malta 0.2; 9. Lithuania 0.1; 10. United States 0.1.Gambia, The4.9Japan0.8El Salvador0.5Germany0.5Greece0.4Panama0.2Denmark0.2Malta0.2Lithuania0.1United States0.1
Top 10: 5-year change (points). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Gambia, The 4.9; 2. Japan 0.8; 3. El Salvador 0.5; 4. Germany 0.5; 5. Greece 0.4; 6. Panama 0.2; 7. Denmark 0.2; 8. Malta 0.2; 9. Lithuania 0.1; 10. United States 0.1.

Full ranking

Countries With the Fastest Growth in Poverty headcount ratio (5-Year Change), 2023
RankCountryFromTo5-year change (points)
1Gambia, The17.122+4.9 pts
2Japan0.41.2+0.8 pts
3El Salvador4.14.6+0.5 pts
4Germany0.20.7+0.5 pts
5Greece0.20.6+0.4 pts
6Panama2.93.1+0.2 pts
7Denmark0.20.4+0.2 pts
8Malta0.20.4+0.2 pts
9Lithuania11.1+0.1 pts
10United States11.1+0.1 pts
11Switzerland00.1+0.1 pts
12Finland0.10.2+0.1 pts
13France00.1+0.1 pts
14Iceland00.1+0.1 pts
15Uruguay0.10.2+0.1 pts

About the top 10

#10 United States

United States ranks #10 on this list with +0.1 pts.

Capital
Washington, D.C.
Continent
North America
Income group
High income
Population
341.78 million people (2025)
GDP
US$30.77 trillion (2025)
GDP per person
US$90,027 (2025)
Life expectancy
78.9 years (2024)
Urban population
80.2% of population (2025)

Largest cities: New York metropolitan area, New York City, Chicago.

Also ranks #1 in gdp (current us$) · #1 in health expenditure per capita · #1 in imports of goods and services.

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Source and method

Change in Poverty headcount ratio over the five years to each country's latest year, in points (a share or rate is not shown as a % of itself). Only countries that rose are listed.

Source: The World Bank, indicator SI.POV.DDAY. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population): World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org., World Bank (WB) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org., World Bank (WB).

Values are shown as published (changes are computed from the published values). Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.