Poverty and Hardship

The Division conducts a Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) every 5 to 7 years. There have been four (4) HIES surveys conducted in the FSM – in 1988, 1998, 2005 and 2013. Only the results of the latter three surveys were analyzed and a report produced.  Click on the below links to download the reports.

The information presented in the below tables is sourced from the 2013/14 HIES.

National Poverty Line

Food Poverty Line (Daily per adult equivalent) Total Poverty line (Daily per adult equivalent) Ratio of Food to Non-food cost in the Total Poverty Line Food Poverty Line (Annual per adult equivalent) Total Poverty Line (Annual per adult equivalent)
National Average $1.84 $4.34 42:58 $670.60 $1,583.90
Source: 2013/14 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

 

Poverty lines Headcount (Incidence) Poverty Gap (Depth) Squared Poverty Gap (Severity)
Food Poverty Line 9.9 3.6 2.1
Total Poverty line 41.2 15.1 7.9
Source: 2013/14 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

 

State Poverty Lines

Food Poverty Line (Daily per adult equivalent) Share of Non-food Cost in Total Poverty Line Total Poverty Line (Daily per adult equivalent) Food Poverty Line (Annual per adult equivalent) Total Poverty Line (Annual per adult equivalent)
Yap 2.46 0.52 5.11 896.3 1,865.30
Chuuk 1.72 0.48 3.33 628.1 1,216.60
Pohnpei 1.8 0.67 5.41 655.2 1,974.00
Kosrae 1.8 0.59 4.39 657.6 1,600.80
Source: 2013/14 Household Income and Expenditure Survey
Poverty lines Headcount (Incidence) Poverty Gap (Depth) Squared Poverty Gap (Severity)
Food Poverty Line 9.9 3.6 2.1
Total Poverty line 41.2 15.1 7.9
Source: 2013/14 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

 

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2013_FSM_Poverty_Profile

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2005_FSM_Poverty_Report

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1998_Poverty_Profile_of_FSM

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