Albania, Montenegro, Serbia, North Macedonia, Kosovo
Survey time period
2016 to 2022
Supplementary notes
*Estimate.
**Forecast.
The figures refer to the poverty rate as a share of population living on less than
US$6.85/day 2017 PPP.
The figures include the following countries: Albania, Kosovo ,Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia. Bosnia and Herzegovina is not included due to lack of
comparable data, according to the source.
In 2022, the poverty headcount ratio in Western Balkans was estimated at 15.9 percent. In other words, this share of the population in the region lived on less than 6.85 U.S. dollars per day in revised 2017 purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. The war in Ukraine and subsequent energy and food price growth negatively affected poverty rates in the region. The country with the highest poverty rate in the region in 2017 was Kosovo.
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World Bank. (June 16, 2023). Poverty headcount ratio in the Western Balkans from 2016 to 2025, by forecast scenario [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 18, 2026, from /statistics/1331421/western-balkans-poverty-rate/
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World Bank. "Poverty Headcount Ratio in The Western Balkans from 2016 to 2025, by Forecast Scenario." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 16 Jun 2023, /statistics/1331421/western-balkans-poverty-rate/
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Poverty headcount ratio in the Western Balkans from 2016 to 2025, by forecast scenario [Graph], World Bank, June 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1331421/western-balkans-poverty-rate/
