Table 6.
Number of ‘COVID-19 poor’ in 2020 in South Asia and their distribution based on IMF (2020b).
Source: authors’ calculations
| Country | Poverty line (PPP$/day) | Number of poor (millions) Actual | Number of poor (millions) Predicted | Number of COVID-19 poor (millions) Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 1.90 | 6.12 (1.84%) | 6.48 (1.76%) | 0.36 (0.99%) |
| Bangladesh | 1.90 | 24.13 (7.25%) | 23.15 (6.28%) | -0. 98 (-2.71%) |
| Bhutan | 1.90 | 0.01 (0.003%) | 0.01 (0.003%) | -0.0001 (-0.0002%) |
| India | 1.90 | 289.68 (87.02%) | 326.26 (88.44%) | 36.58 (101.57%) |
| Maldives | 1.90 | 0.04 (0.01%) | 0.05 (0.01%) | 0.01 (0.03%) |
| Nepal | 1.90 | 4.29 (1.29%) | 4.29 (1.16%) | -0.001 (-0.003%) |
| Pakistan | 1.90 | 8.45 (2.54%) | 8.48 (2.30%) | 0.04 (0.10%) |
| Sri Lanka | 1.90 | 0.17 (0.05%) | 0.18 (0.05) | 0.01 (0.03) |
| Total | 1.90 | 332.90 | 368.92 | 36.02 |
Figures in parentheses denote the share of country figure in the total