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  1. Out of 26 countries ranked by the World Bank as low income economies, 22 are in Africa. These rankings refer to the very poorest countries in the world. Africa also includes 23 of the world's 54 lower middle income countries.

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  3. Jun 4, 2022 · There are currently 27 countries that are categorised under the low income list. Out of these 27 countries, 24 are in Sub Saharan Africa while the remaining three are the Middle East....

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  4. Jun 30, 2023 · The extent of this decline is different between world regions, with the Sub-Saharan African region’s proportion of low-income countries falling from 74% to 46% in 2022, East Asia Pacific from 26% to 3%, and South Asia from 100% to 13% as economies moved to higher categories over this period.

  5. Oct 3, 2019 · Put differently, 85% of Africans are still poor if judged by the standards of upper-middle income countries. The PovcalNet September 2019 update published last week includes revised survey data that led to minor changes in the most recent global poverty estimates (more details on the changes here ).

  6. Dec 13, 2023 · The total population of low-income Africa was 536 million in 2019, set to increase to 978 million by 2043. Because of its youthful population, with nearly one in two adults in the 15 to 29 age group, low-income Africa will start benefiting from demographic dividend halfway into the 21st Century.

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  7. Dec 1, 2021 · In 2020, IMF financial assistance to low-income countries surged to $13 billion, compared to an average of $2 billion a year before the pandemic. In all, 53 out of 69 eligible countries received financial support, with more than half in sub-Saharan Africa.

  8. Aug 13, 2022 · Business Insider Africa presents 20 African countries on the World Bank's low-income countries' list. Low-income countries have a GNI per capita of $1,045 or less and are usually the...

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