Uganda Poverty Assessment : Strengthening Resilience to Accelerate Poverty Reduction (English)

The share of Uganda’s population that lives below the poverty line has fluctuated over the last seven years, greatly influenced by shocks that have tested the resilience of the people. About 30 percent of the country’s population was poor in 2019-20, which is comparable to the poverty rate of 30.7 percent in 2012-13. The pattern of fluctuating poverty rates is largely driven by the experience of rural households. There was a surge in the poverty rate...

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Atamanov,Aziz;

Malasquez Carbonel,Eduardo Alonso;

Masaki,Takaaki;

Myers,Cara Ann;

Granguillhome Ochoa,Rogelio;

Sinha,Nistha;
Document Date
2022/06/26
Document Type
Poverty Assessment
Report Number
AUS0002913
Volume No
1
Country
Uganda,
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2022/06/30
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Uganda Poverty Assessment : Strengthening Resilience to Accelerate Poverty Reduction

Language

English

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UG-Uganda Poverty Assessment -- P177616

Major Sector

FY17 - Social Protection

Theme

FY17 - Data Development and Capacity Building,FY17 - Inclusive Growth,FY17 - Economic Growth and Planning,FY17 - ICT,FY17 - Migration, Remittances and Diaspora Engagement,FY17 - Data production, accessibility and use,FY17 - ICT Solutions

Sector

FY17 - Social Protection

Topics

Investment Climate,Population,Poverty,Poverty and Climate Change,

Unit Owning

EFI-AFR1-POV-Poverty and Equity (EAEPV)

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Final

Product Line

Advisory Services & Analytics

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Atamanov,Aziz; Malasquez Carbonel,Eduardo Alonso; Masaki,Takaaki; Myers,Cara Ann; Granguillhome Ochoa,Rogelio; Sinha,Nistha.

Uganda Poverty Assessment : Strengthening Resilience to Accelerate Poverty Reduction (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099135006292235162

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