Methodological and threshold changes can swing extreme-poverty headcounts by tens of millions without real-world income declines.
— Alters SDG scorecards, donor accountability, and political claims about development success or failure, demanding better communication and continuity methods.
Pablo Arriagada
2025.08.11
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World Bank’s June 2025 shift from $2.15 to $3/day raises the extreme-poverty estimate by 125 million despite higher updated incomes.
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