Table 3.
Percentage of the population living below $2.15 a day
| Region | 1981 | 1984 | 1987 | 1990 | 1993 | 1996 | 1999 | 2002 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAP | 84.80 | 77.17 | 68.53 | 69.73 | 65.04 | 52.49 | 49.34 | 41.68 | 36.58 |
| China | 88.12 | 79.00 | 68.64 | 72.16 | 68.13 | 53.34 | 50.05 | 40.94 | 34.89 |
| ECA | 4.60 | 3.93 | 3.08 | 4.31 | 16.53 | 17.97 | 18.57 | 12.88 | 9.79 |
| LAC | 28.45 | 32.25 | 29.57 | 26.25 | 24.09 | 25.24 | 25.31 | 24.76 | 22.17 |
| MNA | 29.16 | 25.59 | 24.24 | 21.69 | 21.41 | 21.40 | 23.62 | 21.09 | 19.70 |
| SAS | 88.53 | 87.01 | 86.57 | 85.62 | 82.22 | 82.12 | 80.41 | 79.73 | 77.12 |
| India | 88.92 | 87.89 | 86.98 | 86.30 | 85.33 | 84.12 | 82.67 | 81.37 | 80.36 |
| SSA | 74.52 | 76.98 | 77.36 | 77.05 | 76.09 | 76.42 | 75.85 | 73.81 | 71.97 |
| Total | 66.96 | 64.25 | 60.73 | 60.79 | 59.44 | 55.52 | 54.24 | 50.69 | 47.55 |
| Total excluding China | 59.08 | 58.87 | 57.89 | 56.78 | 56.43 | 56.26 | 55.63 | 53.85 | 51.58 |
Source: author's calculations.