La pauvreté en République du Congo : évaluation multidimensionnelle et déterminants

This paper analyzes multidimensional poverty and inequalities in household living conditions in Congo, applying the approach of Alkire et al. (2018) and using the tools of inequality analysis, based on data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS, 2015). Three dimensions are considered: health, education, and household living standards. It emerges that 11% of households are in a situation of multidimensional poverty. Women (11.7%) are more affected than men (10.5%). Inequality in the distribution of non-monetary wealth at the national level is estimated at 38.3%. The Shapley decomposition shows that rural areas (26.3%) contribute more to inequality than urban areas (7.6%). The results of this study also show that household size, gender of household head, age, level of education, place of residence, and wealth quintile are important determinants of multidimensional poverty in Congo. Social policies of poverty reduction and economic diversification oriented toward rural areas are necessary to reduce the scourge of multidimensional poverty.