As of 2019, an individual living in Nigeria with less than 137.4 thousand Nigerian Naira (roughly 361 U.S. dollars) per year was considered poor. Similarly, a person having under 87.8 thousand Naira (about 215 U.S. dollars) in a year available for food was living below the poverty line according to Nigerian national standards.
National poverty line in Nigeria as of 2019
(in Nigeria Naira)
The source adds the following information: "The national poverty line is then calculated by adding food poverty line and cost of non-food basic needs."
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NBS (Nigeria). (May 15, 2020). National poverty line in Nigeria as of 2019 (in Nigeria Naira) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1121351/national-poverty-line-in-nigeria/
NBS (Nigeria). "National poverty line in Nigeria as of 2019 (in Nigeria Naira)." Chart. May 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1121351/national-poverty-line-in-nigeria/
NBS (Nigeria). (2020). National poverty line in Nigeria as of 2019 (in Nigeria Naira). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1121351/national-poverty-line-in-nigeria/
NBS (Nigeria). "National Poverty Line in Nigeria as of 2019 (in Nigeria Naira)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 May 2020, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1121351/national-poverty-line-in-nigeria/
NBS (Nigeria), National poverty line in Nigeria as of 2019 (in Nigeria Naira) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1121351/national-poverty-line-in-nigeria/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
National poverty line in Nigeria as of 2019 (in Nigeria Naira) [Graph], NBS (Nigeria), May 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1121351/national-poverty-line-in-nigeria/