Area Database (v4.1)

Wealth, Poverty, Assets
% poor households (with IWI value under 70)
Subnational regions
Liberia
All years

% poor households (with IWI value under 70)

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Liberia (Africa)  
Total 99.7 99.2 98.8 98.4 97.9 97.5 97.0 96.6 96.1 95.7 95.2 94.7 94.2 93.8 93.3 92.8 92.3
Monrovia 98.0 97.0 95.9 94.8 93.7 92.7 91.6 90.5 89.4 88.4 87.3 86.2 85.1
North Central 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.8 99.8 99.8 99.8 99.8
North Western 99.9 99.9 100.0 100 100.0 99.9 99.9 99.8 99.8 99.7 99.7 99.6 99.6
South Central 99.5 99.3 99.1 98.9 98.7 98.5 98.3 98.0 97.8 97.6 97.4 97.2 97.0
South Eastern A 99.9 99.9 100.0 100 100.0 99.9 99.9 99.8 99.8 99.8 99.7 99.7 99.7
South Eastern B 99.7 99.7 99.7 99.7 99.7 99.7 99.7 99.7 99.7 99.7 99.7 99.7 99.7
Bomi 99.9 99.8 99.7 99.7 99.5 99.3 99.1 99.0 98.8 98.6 98.4
Bong 99.9 99.8 99.8 99.7 99.5 99.4 99.3 99.1 99.0 98.9 98.7
Gbarpolu 99.5 99.5 99.4 99.4 99.3 99.3 99.2 99.2 99.1 99.1 99.0
Grand Bassa 98.8 98.7 98.5 98.3 98.2 98.0 97.9 97.7 97.5 97.4 97.2
Grand Cape Mount 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.7 99.6 99.4 99.2 99.0 98.9 98.7
Grand Gedeh 99.9 99.8 99.7 99.7 99.4 99.1 98.9 98.6 98.4 98.1 97.8
Grand Kru 99.9 99.9 100.0 100 99.9 99.9 99.8 99.7 99.7 99.6 99.6
Lofa 99.8 99.8 99.8 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 100.0 100.0 100 100.0
Margibi 97.5 97.4 97.2 97.1 96.9 96.7 96.6 96.4 96.3 96.1 96.0
Maryland 99.8 99.7 99.6 99.5 99.5 99.4 99.3 99.3 99.2 99.1 99.1
Montserrado 92.5 91.4 90.3 89.2 88.1 87.0 85.9 84.8 83.8 82.7 81.6
Nimba 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.7 99.5 99.3 99.1 98.8 98.6 98.4
River Cess 99.9 99.9 100.0 100 99.9 99.8 99.7 99.6 99.5 99.4 99.3
River Gee 99.1 99.1 99.2 99.3 99.3 99.4 99.4 99.5 99.5 99.6 99.6
Sinoe 99.9 99.8 99.8 99.7 99.3 98.9 98.5 98.1 97.7 97.3 96.9
Lighter numbers are estimates