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Extreme poverty has continued its decline

2030 target: 3 percent

Extreme poverty has fallen in many countries, and a lower proportion of people worldwide live in extreme poverty. According to the most recent estimates, in 2017, 9.2 percent of the world's population or 689 million people lived on less than a $1.90 a day, that is down from nearly 36 percent or 1.9 billion people in 1990. The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to have negative impact on poverty reduction progress and under the current baseline estimate the number of people living under $1.90 a day worldwide expected to reach 703 million in 2020 compared to the pre-COVID-19 estimate of  615 million, thus achieving the SDG target of 3 percent  extreme poverty by 2030 even more elusive.  

Remarkable improvements in human capital indicators have been observed -- under-5 mortality has been halved since 2000 and dropped to 42 per 1,000 live births in 2018 compared to 84 per live births in 2000. Prevalence of stunning among children under 5 years old was down to 24 percent in 2019 compared to 36 percent in 2000, while  the ratio of girls to boys lower secondary completion rate is now at par at 101 percent compared to 90 percent in 2000. Access to water, sanitation and electricity has risen steadily for decades. For example, access to water was 88 percent of the population for  World Bank Group client countries, in 2017,  and 69 percent for sanitation compared to 78 percent and 47 percent in 2000, respectively.  Yet,  access to such services lag for FCS, where access to water was only 67 percent of the population,  and 44 percent for sanitation in 2017.

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Emerging challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic and the expected downturn in global economy threaten the progress made over the years in  reducing poverty, human capital advances while increasing the inequality gap particularly for people in FCS and the poorest population in many countries. School closures, food supply chain disruptions and stretched health systems due to COVID-19 pandemic could also exacerbate food insecurity, loss in schooling and learning, and health services provision to women and children, reversing the gains achieved in human capital development thus far.

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Population living under the international poverty line (Constant 2011 PPP $)
9.2 Percent 

2017

Data source: Estimates calculated by World Bank staff using data from PovcalNet. | Harmonization with other reports: SDG indicator 1.1.1; IDA19 RMS| Data reported worldwide for all countries with available data.
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Population living under the international poverty line (Constant 2011 PPP $)

FCS

37.9 ( 2017 )

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9.2 ( 2017 )

10.1 ( 2015 )

13.8 ( 2011 )

28.9 ( 1999 )

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Median growth rate of consumption/income per capita of the bottom 40%
1.8 PERCENT

2018

Data source: Global Database of Shared Prosperity using the latest available circa spells, calculated from PovcalNet. | Harmonization with other reports: SDG target 10.1| Data reported worldwide for all countries with available data.
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Median growth rate of consumption/income per capita of the bottom 40%

FCS

0.8 ( 2018 )

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1.8 ( 2018 )

1.6 ( 2015 )

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Countries with growth concentrated in the bottom 40%
55 PERCENT 

2018

Data source: Global Database of Shared Prosperity using the latest available circa spells, calculated from PovcalNet. |Harmonization with other reports: SDG target 10.1; IDA19 RMS | Data reported worldwide for all countries with available data.
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Countries with growth concentrated in the bottom 40%

FCS

25 ( 2018 )

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55 ( 2018 )

53 ( 2015 )

68 ( 2011 )


Sustainable and Inclusive Growth

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Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita
2.7 PERCENT

2019

Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. | Harmonization with other reports: SDG target 8.1; IDA19 RMS | Data reported worldwide for WBG-supported countries with available data.
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Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita

FCS

-0.05 ( 2019 )

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2.7 ( 2019 )

2.6 ( 2015 )

5.9 ( 2010 )

4.0 ( 2000 )

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GDP per person employed
26,528 Constant 2017 PPP $

2019

Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. | Harmonization with other reports: SDG target 8.2; IDA19 RMS | Data reported worldwide for WBG-supported countries with available data.
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GDP per person employed

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26,528 ( 2019 )

23,100 ( 2015 )

19,114 ( 2010 )

12,397 ( 2000 )

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Non-agriculture sectors, value added (as % of GDP)
92 PERCENT

2019

Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. | Harmonization with other reports: SDG target 9.2; IDA19 RMS.
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Non-agriculture sectors, value added (as % of GDP)

FCS

84 ( 2019 )

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92 ( 2019 )

91 ( 2015 )

91 ( 2010 )

88 ( 2000 )

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Agriculture, value added per worker
3,077 Constant 2010 US$

2019

Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. | Harmonization with other reports: SDG targets 2.3 and 8.2 | Data reported worldwide for WBG-supported countries with available data.
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Agriculture, value added per worker

FCS

2,430 ( 2019 )

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3,077 ( 2019 )

2,525 ( 2015 )

2,004 ( 2010 )

1,355 ( 2000 )

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Youth employment to population ratio ages 15–24
Youth employment to population ratio (age 15-24)
35 PERCENT

2019

Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. | Harmonization with other reports: SDG target 8.5; IDA19 RMS | Data reported worldwide for WBG-supported countries with available data.
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Youth employment to population ratio ages 15–24
Youth employment to population ratio (age 15-24)

FCS

34 ( 2019 )

Female Beneficiaries

27 ( 2019 )

Trend

35 ( 2019 )

38 ( 2015 )

41 ( 2010 )

47 ( 2000 )

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gender equality
Legal changes that increase gender equality over the past two years
41 NUMBER

2019

Data source: Women, Business and the Law dataset. | Harmonization with other reports: SDG target 5.1; IDA19 RMS |Data reported worldwide for WBG-supported countries with available data.
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Legal changes that increase gender equality over the past two years

FCS

11 ( 2019 )

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41 ( 2019 )

75 ( 2019 )

80 ( 2017 )

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money tree
Adults with financial account (age 15+)
63 PERCENT

2017

Data source: World Bank, Global Findex database. | Harmonization with other reports: SDG indicator 8.10.2; IDA19 RMS |Data reported worldwide for WBG-supported countries with available data.
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Adults with financial account (age 15+)

FCS

27 ( 2017 )

Female Beneficiaries

59 ( 2017 )

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63 ( 2017 )

54 ( 2014 )

42 ( 2011 )

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Proportion of population with access to electricity
88 PERCENT 

2018

Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. | Harmonization with other reports: SDG indicator 7.1.1; IDA19 RMS | Data reported worldwide for WBG-supported countries with available data.
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Proportion of population with access to electricity

FCS

55 ( 2018 )

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88 ( 2018 )

85 ( 2015 )

80 ( 2010 )

74 ( 2000 )


Human Capital

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Under-5 mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
42 DEATH PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS 

2018

Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. | Harmonization with other reports: SDG indicator 3.1.1; IDA19 RMS | Data reported worldwide for WBG-supported countries with available data.
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Under-5 mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)

FCS

85 ( 2018 )

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42 ( 2018 )

46 ( 2015 )

56 ( 2010 )

84 ( 2000 )

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Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 years of age
24 PERCENT

2019

Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. | Harmonization with other reports: SDG indicator 2.2.1; IDA19 RMS.
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Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 years of age

FCS

33 ( 2019 )

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24 ( 2019 )

22 ( 2015 )

26 ( 2010 )

36 ( 2000 )

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Births attended by skilled health personnel
79 PERCENT

2016

Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. | Harmonization with other reports: SDG indicator 3.1.2; IDA19 RMS.
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Births attended by skilled health personnel

FCS

60 ( 2016 )

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79 ( 2016 )

79 ( 2014 )

59 ( 2000 )

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Lower secondary gross completion rate
73 PERCENT

2018

Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. | Harmonization with other reports: SDG target 4.1; IDA19 RMS | Data reported worldwide for WBG-supported countries with available data.
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Lower secondary gross completion rate

FCS

48 ( 2018 )

Female Beneficiaries

74 ( 2018 )

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73 ( 2018 )

75 ( 2015 )

71 ( 2010 )

60 ( 2000 )

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education
Ratio of girls to boys’ lower secondary completion rate
101 PERCENT

2018

Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. | Harmonization with other reports: SDG target 4.1; IDA19 RMS | Data reported worldwide for WBG-supported countries with available data.
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Ratio of girls to boys’ lower secondary completion rate

FCS

81 ( 2018 )

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101 ( 2018 )

101 ( 2015 )

98 ( 2010 )

90 ( 2000 )

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education
Primary school completion (%, ages 15-19: bottom 40%/gap to average)
73 // 7.6 PERCENT

2018

Data source: World Bank, The Global Monitoring Database. | Harmonization with other reports: SDG target 4.1 | Data reported worldwide for WBG-supported countries with available data.
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Primary school completion (%, ages 15-19: bottom 40%/gap to average)

FCS

49 / 10.9 ( FY2019 )

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73 // 7.6 ( FY2019 )

72/6.6 ( FY2018 )

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sanitation
People using basic sanitation services
69 PERCENT

2017

Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. | Harmonization with other reports: SDG target 6.2; IDA19 RMS | Data reported worldwide for WBG-supported countries with available data.
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People using basic sanitation services

FCS

44 ( 2017 )

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69 ( 2017 )

66 ( 2015 )

60 ( 2010 )

47 ( 2000 )

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water
People using basic drinking water services
88 PERCENT

2017

Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. | Harmonization with other reports: SDG target 6.1; IDA19 RMS |Data reported worldwide for WBG-supported countries with available data.
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People using basic drinking water services

FCS

67 ( 2017 )

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88 ( 2017 )

87 ( 2015 )

84 ( 2010 )

78 ( 2000 )


Resilience and Sustainability

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financial sustainainability
Countries without wealth depletion
46 PERCENT 

2014

Data source: World Bank staff estimate based on The Changing Wealth of Nations. | Harmonization with other reports: IDA19 RMS | Data reported worldwide for WBG-supported countries with available data.
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financial sustainainability
Countries without wealth depletion

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46 ( 2014 )

48 ( 2010 )

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polution
CO2 emissions
3.5 Metric tons per capita 

2016

Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. | Harmonization with other reports: SDG target 9.4; IDA19 RMS | Data reported worldwide for WBG-supported countries with available data.
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CO2 emissions

FCS

1 ( 2016 )

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3.5 ( 2016 )

3.5 ( 2014 )

3.3 ( 2010 )

2.2 ( 2000 )

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enviroment
Average annual deforestation change
0.1 Percent 

2016

Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. | Harmonization with other reports: SDG target 15.2; IDA19 RMS | Data reported worldwide for WBG-supported countries with available data.
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Average annual deforestation change

FCS

0.15 ( 2016 )

Trend

0.10 ( 2016 )

0.13 ( 2010 )

0.21 ( 2000 )

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fish
Marine protected areas
6.3 (% of territorial waters)

2018

Data source: World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA). | Harmonization with other reports: SDG target 14.5; IDA19 RMS | Data reported worldwide for WBG-supported countries with available data.
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Marine protected areas

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6.3 ( 2018 )

2.5 ( 2016 )

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Countries with low or moderate risk from unstainable debt
55 Countries

2019

Data source: World Bank Group, CPIA database. | Harmonization with other reports: SDG target 17.4 | Data reported worldwide for WBG-supported countries with available data.
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Countries with low or moderate risk from unstainable debt

FCS

4 ( 2019 )

Trend

55 ( 2019 )

62 ( 2015 )

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fragility
Refugees reported through country or territory of asylum
20.4 Number (Millions) 

2019

Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. | Harmonization with other reports: SDG target 10.7; IDA19 RMS | Data reported worldwide for WBG-supported countries with available data.
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Refugees reported through country or territory of asylum

FCS

5.8 ( 2019 )

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20.4 ( 2019 )

17.4 ( 2015 )

11.6 ( 2010 )

11.5 ( 2000 )

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fragility
Internally displaced persons
45.2 Number (Millions) 

2019

Data source: World Bank, calculated from World Development Indicators. | Harmonization with other reports: SDG goal 16; IDA19 RMS | Data reported worldwide for WBG-supported countries with available data.
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Internally displaced persons

FCS

32.7 ( 2019 )

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45.2 ( 2019 )

40.0 ( 2015 )

24.6 ( 2010 )


Institutional Capacity

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institutions
Level of statistical capacity
70 Scale 0 to 100

2018

Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. | Harmonization with other reports: SDG target 17.19; IDA19 RMS | Data reported worldwide for WBG-supported countries with available data.
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Level of statistical capacity

FCS

54 ( 2018 )

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70 ( 2018 )

69 ( 2015 )

69 ( 2010 )

65 ( 2004 )

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Countries with improved budget reliability, transparency of public finances, and control in budget execution (#)
35 Countries

2020

Data source: PEFA Secretariat. | Harmonization with other reports: SDG target 16.6; IDA19 RMS | Data reported worldwide for WBG-supported countries with available data.
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Countries with improved budget reliability, transparency of public finances, and control in budget execution (#)

FCS

5 ( 2020 )

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35 ( 2020 )

29 ( 2019 )

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Countries with taxes/GDP above or equal to 15% (#)
64 COUNTRIES

2019

Data source: IMF WEO database, national statistical offices, Government Finance Statistics. | Harmonization with other reports:SDG target 17.1; IDA19 RMS | Data reported worldwide for WBG-supported countries with available data.
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Countries with taxes/GDP above or equal to 15% (#)

FCS

5 ( 2019 )

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64 ( 2019 )

64 ( 2015 )

57 ( 2010 )