Which of the following is current global measurement of the extreme poverty line?
In September 2022 the World Bank raised the international extreme poverty line from $1.90 a day (at 2011 PPP prices) to $2.15 a day per person (at 2017 PPP prices), and this…
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Which of the following is current global measurement of the extreme poverty line?
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In September 2022 the World Bank raised the international extreme poverty line from $1.90 a day (at 2011 PPP prices) to $2.15 a day per person (at 2017 PPP prices), and this was the line in use in 2024. $1.90 was the earlier line, and $2.00 and $2.25 were never the official line. In June 2025 the World Bank updated the line again, to $3.00 a day at 2021 PPP prices.
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