Pakistan poverty rate HIES

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Poverty rate was estimated at 28.9% in FY2024-25 under the national HIES-based measure. — Pakistan poverty rate HIES · FY2024-25Pakistan Economic Survey · FY2024-25Source named — not yet verified

Source

Pakistan Economic Survey — https://finance.gov.pk/survey/chapter_26/Complete_PES2025_26.pdf. Verified in source set / retroactive normalization pending.

What it proves

Use as a Pakistan-specific poverty measure; do not mix with the World Bank’s $3/day PPP poverty line.

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