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Burundi is the poorest country in Africa and the world, followed by Somalia, according to IMF and World Bank data. See the rankings, comparisons, and sources of the 10 poorest countries in Africa by 2020 GDP and GNI per capita.
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- Burundi: The Republic of Burundi is a landlocked country in East Africa which is bordered by Rwanda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Information verified by Business Insider Africa showed that Burundi is currently the poorest country not only in Africa, but the entire world.
- Somalia: Widely regarded as a failed state due to its lack of a central authority, the Republic of Somalia is a country located in the Horn of Africa.
- Central African Republic: The CAR is a landlocked country in Central Africa and is surrounded by six countries including Chad, Sudan, South Sudan, DR Congo, the Republic of Congo and Cameroon.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo: Right beside its equally poor neighbour is DRC. This country has literally all the natural resources that could make a country the wealthiest in the world.
- Burundi. GDP $727, GNI $210. What is the poorest country in Africa 2022? Sadly, it is perennially impoverished Burundi. Almost any “top 20 poorest country in Africa” list from the past 50 years will include Burundi.
- Central African Republic. GDP $823, GNI $510. The Central African Republic has endured decades of religious violence and civil war. For much of the last 20 years, the central government has controlled only the capital, and in 2013 even the capital was taken over by a rebel group.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo. GDP $843, GNI $550. Mining for the rare earths essential for making electric cars and cellphones is the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s greatest potential and its biggest worry.
- Somalia. GDP $888, GNI $310. Somalia has become synonymous with violence, lawlessness, and extreme poverty. About 43 percent of its population lives on less than US $1 a day, and the leading industry of the country is livestock production.
Mar 16, 2021 · The World Bank revised its global and regional poverty estimates from 1981 to 2019, based on new surveys and data sources. The update shows a decrease in poverty in East Asia and the Pacific, but an increase in the Middle East and North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Apr 8, 2022 · The web page provides new and revised estimates of global and regional poverty for 2018 and 2019, based on new surveys and data improvements. It does not show the poverty rates for individual countries in Africa, but only for Sub-Saharan Africa as a whole.
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Nov 21, 2018 · Figure 1: Distribution of global poor by region and country, 2015. The average poverty rate for sub-Saharan Africa stands at about 41 percent, and of the world’s 28 poorest countries, 27 are in ...
Reinvigorating Africa’s primary educational achievements is urgent. Paradoxically, citizens in resource-rich countries have worse outcomes in human welfare indicators, conditional on income. This findings underscores that while economic growth is critical for poverty reduction, it is not sufficient. The picture on African inequality is complex.
