Zimbabwe Poverty and Poverty Datum Line Analysis in Zimbabwe 2011/12

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Zimbabwe Poverty and Poverty Datum Line Analysis in Zimbabwe 2011/12

November 11, 2013

This report "Poverty and Poverty Datum Line Analysis in Zimbabwe 2011/2012" is based on the data derived from the PICES 2011/12 survey results. It covers the prevalence of poverty and other analytical issues.

Highlights

  • The biggest contributor to GDP in 2001 was manufacturing with 20.2%, agriculture with 17.9%, then transport and communication with 15.8%
  • About 79% of househoolds in urban areas have access to piped water, while 5.5% of rural households do
  • 83.1% of urban poor households have access to electricity
  • 76% of rural households were poor compared to 38.2% in urban areas