Poverty rate at international lines ($4.20 and $8.30 a day)

World BankPeriod 2012~2021Retrieved 2026-11-09

Share of people living on less than $4.20 or $8.30 a day (2021 PPP). These lines are for cross-country comparison.

2012: 0.8% → 2021: 0.2% (down 0.6 pp). Highest: 2012 (0.8%).

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Poverty rate at international lines ($4.20 and $8.30 a day) · 2012~2021 (unit: %)
YearBelow $4.20 a dayBelow $8.30 a day
20120.82.2
20140.61.9
20160.41.4
20170.41.3
20180.30.9
20190.20.6
20200.20.5
20210.20.5

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Reference (APA 7th)

World Bank. (2026). Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population); Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population) – Korea, Rep. [Data set]. World Development Indicators. Retrieved November 9, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.LMIC?locations=KR

Source https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.LMIC?locations=KR

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