Guatemala - Poverty headcount ratio
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Guatemala was 8.80 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 48.80 in 1986 and a minimum value of 8.80 in 2014.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 48.80 |
| 1989 | 36.30 |
| 1998 | 13.50 |
| 2000 | 9.30 |
| 2006 | 11.20 |
| 2014 | 8.80 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Guatemala was 24.40 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 68.80 in 1986 and a minimum value of 22.40 in 2000.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.20 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 68.80 |
| 1989 | 54.20 |
| 1998 | 28.30 |
| 2000 | 22.40 |
| 2006 | 24.30 |
| 2014 | 24.40 |
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)
Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty lines. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.
Source: World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.00 |
| 2006 | 51.00 |
| 2014 | 59.30 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Guatemala was 49.10 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 85.00 in 1986 and a minimum value of 43.70 in 2006.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 85.00 |
| 1989 | 72.90 |
| 1998 | 50.10 |
| 2000 | 45.10 |
| 2006 | 43.70 |
| 2014 | 49.10 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
