COMCEC Poverty Outlook 2016:
Human Development in OIC
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Figure 7: GDP per capita in the Lower-Middle Income OIC Member Countries (PPP, Current
Int.$), 2015
Source: The World Bank, 2015a.
Note: Data for Syria is not available. Also data used for Yemen belongs to 2013, Djibouti and Mauritania belongs
to 2014.
Poverty headcount ratios of the lower-middle income countries display a highly diverse
picture. While this ratio is lower than 5 percent in only four countries (Palestine, Egypt, Syria
and Morocco), it is between 5 percent and 30 percent in nine countries (Cameroon, Indonesia,
Yemen, Djibouti, Sudan, Pakistan, Mauritania, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan), and higher than 30
percent in four countries (Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, Bangladesh and Nigeria) .
Figure 8: Poverty Headcount Ratio at US$1.90 a day in Lower-Middle Income OIC Member
Countries (PPP) (%)
Source: The World Bank, 2015a.
Note: Data for Afghanistan and Somalia are not available. Also latest data between 2002 and 2012 is used.
Low Income OIC Member Countries
Low income refers to an income (GNI per capita; Current US$) level that is US$1,025 or less. In
this regard, the low income OIC Member Countries are Afghanistan, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad,
Comoros, the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Sierra-Leone, Somalia,
Togo and Uganda,.
2.431
2.780
3.123
3.282
3.333
3.427
3.496
3.792
3.886
4.173
5.010
5.042
5.992
5.996
7.506
7.821
10.891
11.035
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Senegal
Tajikistan
Cameroon
Djibouti
Bangladesh
Kyrgyz Republic
Cote d'Ivoire
Yemen, Rep.
Mauritania
Sudan
Palestine
Pakistan
Nigeria
Uzbekistan
Guyana
Morocco
Egypt, Arab Rep.
Indonesia
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30
40
50
60
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