International Poverty Line 2024

International Poverty Line 2024. Poverty rate is measured as the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). When measuring international poverty of a country, the international poverty line at ppp is converted to local currencies in 2011 price and is then converted to the prices prevailing.

The international poverty line is set at $2.15 per person per day using 2017 prices. The proportion of the population below the international poverty line is used to assess and monitor poverty at the global level;