| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ↑ | Mongolia | 27.8 | 2020 | 4 | 28.4 |
| 2 ↑ | Tajikistan | 26.3 | 2019 | 5 | 27.4 |
| 3 ↑ | Kyrgyzstan | 25.3 | 2020 | 9 | 20.1 |
| 4 ↑ | Nepal | 25.2 | 2010 | 22 | |
| 5 ↓ | Burma (Myanmar) | 24.8 | 2017 | 1 | 32.1 |
| 6 ↓ | Bangladesh | 24.3 | 2016 | 2 | 31.5 |
| 7 ↓ | Pakistan | 21.9 | 2018 | 6 | 24.3 |
| 7 ↓ | India | 21.9 | 2011 | 3 | 29.8 |
| 9 ↑ | Laos | 18.3 | 2018 | 22 | |
| 10 ↓ | Cambodia | 17.7 | 2012 | 8 | 20.5 |
| 11 ↓ | Philippines | 16.7 | 2018 | 7 | 23.5 |
| 12 ↓ | Uzbekistan | 14.1 | 2013 | 10 | 15 |
| 13 ↓ | Russia | 12.1 | 2020 | 11 | 12.3 |
| 14 | Indonesia | 9.8 | 2020 | 14 | 9.4 |
| 15 ↑ | Malaysia | 8.4 | 2019 | 19 | 5.6 |
| 16 ↓ | Bhutan | 8.2 | 2017 | 12 | 12 |
| 17 ↑ | Thailand | 6.8 | 2020 | 18 | 6.2 |
| 18 ↓ | Vietnam | 6.7 | 2018 | 13 | 9.8 |
| 19 ↓ | Azerbaijan | 6 | 2012 | 16 | 7.6 |
| 20 ↓ | Maldives | 5.4 | 2019 | 15 | 8.2 |
| 21 ↓ | Kazakhstan | 5.3 | 2020 | 20 | 4.3 |
| 22 ↓ | Sri Lanka | 4.1 | 2016 | 17 | 6.7 |
| 23 ↓ | China | 0 | 2020 | 21 | 0.6 |
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.
