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China Poverty Rate 1990s

Name: China Poverty Rate 1990s
Creator: World Bank
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Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15/day · World Bank

70.05% decade average (1990-1999)

China's poverty rate during the 1990s ranged from 58.40% (1999) to 83.00% (1990), averaging 70.05% over 4 years of data.

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1990s Data▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1990	83.00%	+1.60pp	23rd
1993	76.80%	−6.20pp	34th
1996	62.00%	−14.80pp	39th
1999	58.40%	−3.60pp	39th