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Global Multi-Dimensional Poverty Index
- The Global MPI stands for Multidimensional Poverty Index which is released by Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI).
- The idea behind this index is to measure acute multidimensional poverty across developing countries using various indicators.
- It was developed by OPHI with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 2010. It is a part of UNDP’s Human Development Report (HDR) and is released annually.
- MPI 2021 was released in September 2021.
- India ranked 62 in the Global MPI 2020, which ranked 107 countries. The MPI 2022 is to be released in July, which is the month the index is released every year.
Brief Facts about the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)
Dimensions and Indicators of Global MPI
There are three dimensions and 10 indicators using which countries’ performances are measured.
