World Bank Poverty and Inequality Indicators for China

Poverty and inequality measures for China compiled by the World Bank Group. The data originates from analytical reports, national monitoring programs, and the Bank's Development Research Group, which has produced comparable global estimates since 1990. The dataset was last updated on HDX in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Assessing the extent and causes of poverty in China based on internationally comparable poverty lines.
• Examining the impact of economic growth and public policy on inequality using measures from analytical reports.
• Monitoring national poverty trends over time using data from poverty monitoring programs.
• Comparing China's poverty metrics with global estimates produced since 1990.

Strengths

• Data is produced by the World Bank's Development Research Group, a leading authority on global poverty measurement.
• Includes internationally comparable poverty estimates and lines generated consistently since 1990.
• Compiled from multiple sources including analytical reports and national monitoring programs.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and specific temporal coverage are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

World Bank Group

Collection Method

Analytical work and poverty monitoring programs conducted in collaboration with national institutions, development agencies, and civil society.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-27 22:43:04.304876; freshness should be verified.

Geography

China