Subnational Poverty and Inequality Database (SPID)(v1)

World Bank·January 21, 2025

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This data entry includes subnational poverty direct estimates from household surveys over time for more than 141 economies at the administrative unit level 1. Administrative unit level 1 refers to the highest subnational unit level (examples include ‘state’, ‘governorate’, ‘province’) from household surveys.


In 2013, the World Bank announced the goals of fighting poverty in all its forms by 2030 and promoting shared prosperity. Despite a remarkable progress made on reducing poverty in recent years, reaching the targets remains challenging. The decline in poverty has been uneven. The poverty reduction in recent years was dominated by the East Asia and Pacific (notably China and Indonesia) and South Asia (notably India) (World Bank, 2017). Despite the progress made so far, the number of extreme poor remains high, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. In many countries, vast differences in poverty levels persist at the subnational level. In addition, global problems such as climate change, fragility, economic crises and food security pose great risks for poverty reduction, and they are often trans-border issues, which generate strong positive or negative externalities across neighboring countries.

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Subnational Poverty and Inequality Database (SPID)(v1)

World Bank·January 21, 2025

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This data entry includes subnational poverty direct estimates from household surveys over time for more than 141 economies at the administrative unit level 1. Administrative unit level 1 refers to the highest subnational unit level (examples include ‘state’, ‘governorate’, ‘province’) from household surveys.


In 2013, the World Bank announced the goals of fighting poverty in all its forms by 2030 and promoting shared prosperity. Despite a remarkable progress made on reducing poverty in recent years, reaching the targets remains challenging. The decline in poverty has been uneven. The poverty reduction in recent years was dominated by the East Asia and Pacific (notably China and Indonesia) and South Asia (notably India) (World Bank, 2017). Despite the progress made so far, the number of extreme poor remains high, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. In many countries, vast differences in poverty levels persist at the subnational level. In addition, global problems such as climate change, fragility, economic crises and food security pose great risks for poverty reduction, and they are often trans-border issues, which generate strong positive or negative externalities across neighboring countries.

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