COMCEC Poverty Outlook 2019
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Figure 8: Poverty Headcount Ratio at US$1.90 a day in Lower-Middle Income OIC Member
Countries (PPP) (%)
Source: The World Bank, 2019.
Note: Data for Uzbekistan is not available. Also, latest data between 2007 and 2017 are used.
Low Income OIC Member Countries
Low income refers to an income (GNI per capita; Current US$) level that is US$1,005 or less. In
this regard, the low income OIC Member Countries are Afghanistan, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad,
the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Sierra-Leone, Somalia, Syria,
Tajikistan, Togo , Uganda and Yemen.
In the low income group, GDP per capita (PPP; Current International$) levels vary between $1,048
and $3,444 (Figure 9). Six of these countries have GDP per capita levels which are lower than
$1,800, namely, Niger, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Togo and Guinea-Bissau.
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