Global Subnational Poverty Atlas (GSAP)

This data entry includes lined-up subnational poverty estimates (based on international poverty line(s)) for more than 168 economies at administrative unit level 1 in 2010, 2019, 2021, and 2023. 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 the remarkable progress in 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 East Asia and Pacific (notably China and Indonesia) and South Asia (notably India) (World Bank, 2017). Despite progress, 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 that generate strong positive or negative externalities across neighboring countries.This version is based on the Oct. 2025 vintage of the GMD data with the latest poverty lines in 2021 PPP.