# Share of population in poverty ($3 a day): South Sudan

76.50264501571655% in 2016, the latest year published. Figures for 2 years from 2009 to 2016 are below.

Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.

Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. [Source and method](/sources/extreme-poverty) · [All countries and regions](/extreme-poverty).

## Every year

| Year | Value (%) |
| ---: | ---: |
| 2016 | 76.50264501571655 |
| 2009 | 44.87713873386383 |

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