World Bank Document

The official poverty rate continued to decline throughout the CPS period, reaching 14 

percent of population by 2014.  Poverty reduction occurred in tandem with the robust economic 

growth.  It was also accompanied with a decline in inequality according to official data.  During 

2001-2014, the (official) Gini index declined from 39 to 29 percent.  Furthermore, aggregate data 

provided by the government indicates that the bottom 40 percent saw a disproportionate increase 

in expenditures per capita during 2008-2014.