Necessary measures to slow the spread of coronavirus have weighed heavily on activity in low-income countries

Activity in low-income countries as reflected by changes in community mobility and air pollution (percent)

Data reflect monthly percent change relative to the baseline period January 3 to February 6, 2020. Community mobility changes in “Retail and recreation”, “Grocery and pharmacy”, and “Transit stations” are calculated by Google based on aggregated and anonymized location history of a subset of its users. Sample includes 15 LICs. “Air pollution” reflects particle matter (PM2.5) air pollution relative to the baseline period January 3 to February 6, 2020. Sample includes 3 LICs.