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The poverty headcount in Ethiopia is falling. The share of the population below the national poverty line decreased from 30 percent in 2011 to 24 percent in 2016. This decrease was achieved in spite of the fact that the 2015-16 survey was conducted during the severe El-Nino drought. The observed reduction in poverty is robust to the use of alternative deflators. The fall in the poverty headcount was driven mainly by Ethiopia’s strong economic growth over that period. This poverty assessment focuses on the evolution of poverty and other social indicators in Ethiopia between 2011 and 2016. It uses data from a variety of sources, mainly the Household Consumption and Expenditure Survey (HCES), the Welfare Monitoring Surveys (WMS), the Ethiopia Socioeconomic Survey (ESS) and the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), to observe trends in monetary and non-monetary dimensions of living standards and to examine the drivers of these trends, with a special focus on government programs. The aim of the poverty assessment is to provide policymakers and development partners with information and analysis that can be used to improve the effectiveness of their poverty reduction and social programs.