The poverty rate in Kenya as of 2020 was estimated at 41.9 percent, interrupting a downward trend observed in previous years. In 2019, the poverty headcount ratio was calculated at 28.9 percent, the lowest level within the observed period, considering the national poverty line. According to the source, diminishing the poverty situation in Kenya suffered a setback due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Poverty headcount ratio in Kenya from 2005 to 2020
The source adds the following information:
"The main data source for this study was the most recent household level budget
survey in Kenya, the KIHBS 2015/16. The household budget survey data was collected over a period of 12 months between April 2015 and May 2016 and this facilitated the control for seasonality. The sampling frame was based on the fifth National Sample Survey and Evaluation Frame (NASSEP V). The survey was conducted in 2,400 clusters stratified by rural and urban. The interviews were conducted across all 47 counties in Kenya, covering about 24,000 households. The final dataset used in this analysis consisted of 21,773 households".
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