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Description

Relative poverty is measured as the share of the population whose incomes fall below half the median disposable income for the entire population. The income threshold for relative poverty changes over time with changes in median disposable income.

Long-Term Objective

Average of best performers

The long-term objective for this indicator is a value of 6.1.

OECD-only

This indicator is used for OECD countries only.

Reference

OECD

Poverty rate after taxes and transfers

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Indonesia

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Nigeria

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Russian Federation

United States

Source: OECD

SDG 1

Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90/day

Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20/day

Poverty rate after taxes and transfers

Poverty rate after taxes and transfers