The 2023 Multidimensional Poverty Index Report "Unstacking global poverty: Data for high-impact action" finds that 25 countries halved multidimensional poverty within 15 Years, but 1.1 billion remain poor. The report demonstrates that poverty reduction is achievable. However, the lack of comprehensive data on the COVID-19 pandemic poses challenges in assessing immediate prospects.

The trends analysis from 2000 to 2022 focused on 81 countries with comparable data over time, showing that rapid progress is attainable. These include Cambodia, China, Congo, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Serbia, and Viet Nam.

Notably, India saw a remarkable reduction in poverty, with 415 million people exiting poverty within a span of just 15 years (2005/6–19/21). Large numbers of people were lifted out of poverty in China (2010–14, 69 million) and Indonesia (2012–17, 8 million).

The global MPI monitors poverty reduction and informs policy. It shows how people experience poverty in different aspects of their daily lives – from access to education and health to living standards such as housing, drinking water, sanitation, and electricity. The MPI as a poverty index can be pictured as a stacked tower of the interlinked deprivations experienced by poor individuals to eliminate these deprivations.