Question: are poverty levels increasing worldwide?
Answer: The global extreme poverty rate could rise by 0.3 to 0.7 percentage points, to around 9 percent in 2020. Additionally, the percentage of people living on less than $3.20 a day could rise by 0.3 to 1.7 percentage points, to 23 percent or higher, an increase of some 40 million to 150 million people.