COUNTRY / INDICATOR
Syrian Arab Republic Poverty Headcount
Syrian Arab Republic poverty headcount: latest available value for 2006, historical series from 2003, ranking context and source documentation.
Series overview
SI.POV.NAHC| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 35,20 | 5,10 |
| 2003 | 30,10 | — |
Source methodology
World Development IndicatorsIndicator note: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.
Source organization: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (WB), note: Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.
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Country-specific interpretation
Automatically derived from the displayed seriesSyrian Arab Republic recorded 35,20 percent in 2006, the latest year available in this series.
Compared with 2003, the poverty headcount increased by 5,10.
Across the latest five-year comparison window, the series shows an upward direction.
Across 2 observations from 2003 to 2006, the average was 32,65; the minimum was 30,10 in 2003 and the maximum was 35,20 in 2006.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 116 out of 160 countries with a current value in the portal ranking.
The latest value is above the available average for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.
It is also below the available average for the Low income group.
Extent of poverty under national definitions.