High income - 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 High income was 0.600 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.700 in 2017 and a minimum value of 0.500 in 1989.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.700 |
| 1982 | 0.700 |
| 1983 | 0.700 |
| 1984 | 0.700 |
| 1985 | 0.700 |
| 1986 | 0.700 |
| 1987 | 0.700 |
| 1988 | 0.600 |
| 1989 | 0.500 |
| 1990 | 0.500 |
| 1991 | 0.500 |
| 1992 | 0.500 |
| 1993 | 0.600 |
| 1994 | 0.600 |
| 1995 | 0.600 |
| 1996 | 0.600 |
| 1997 | 0.600 |
| 1998 | 0.600 |
| 1999 | 0.500 |
| 2000 | 0.500 |
| 2001 | 0.500 |
| 2002 | 0.500 |
| 2003 | 0.600 |
| 2004 | 0.500 |
| 2005 | 0.500 |
| 2006 | 0.500 |
| 2007 | 0.500 |
| 2008 | 0.500 |
| 2009 | 0.500 |
| 2010 | 0.500 |
| 2011 | 0.500 |
| 2012 | 0.500 |
| 2013 | 0.600 |
| 2014 | 0.600 |
| 2015 | 0.700 |
| 2016 | 0.600 |
| 2017 | 0.700 |
| 2018 | 0.600 |
| 2019 | 0.600 |
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 High income was 0.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.70 in 1996 and a minimum value of 0.70 in 2009.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.50 |
| 1982 | 1.60 |
| 1983 | 1.60 |
| 1984 | 1.60 |
| 1985 | 1.50 |
| 1986 | 1.50 |
| 1987 | 1.40 |
| 1988 | 1.20 |
| 1989 | 1.10 |
| 1990 | 1.10 |
| 1991 | 1.10 |
| 1992 | 1.10 |
| 1993 | 1.30 |
| 1994 | 1.60 |
| 1995 | 1.30 |
| 1996 | 1.70 |
| 1997 | 1.00 |
| 1998 | 1.00 |
| 1999 | 0.90 |
| 2000 | 0.90 |
| 2001 | 1.00 |
| 2002 | 0.90 |
| 2003 | 1.00 |
| 2004 | 0.90 |
| 2005 | 0.90 |
| 2006 | 0.80 |
| 2007 | 0.80 |
| 2008 | 0.80 |
| 2009 | 0.70 |
| 2010 | 0.80 |
| 2011 | 0.80 |
| 2012 | 0.80 |
| 2013 | 0.90 |
| 2014 | 0.90 |
| 2015 | 0.90 |
| 2016 | 0.80 |
| 2017 | 0.90 |
| 2018 | 0.80 |
| 2019 | 0.70 |
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 High income was 1.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.30 in 1996 and a minimum value of 1.20 in 2019.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 4.20 |
| 1982 | 4.20 |
| 1983 | 4.00 |
| 1984 | 3.90 |
| 1985 | 3.70 |
| 1986 | 3.60 |
| 1987 | 3.30 |
| 1988 | 2.90 |
| 1989 | 2.70 |
| 1990 | 2.60 |
| 1991 | 2.60 |
| 1992 | 2.70 |
| 1993 | 3.60 |
| 1994 | 4.00 |
| 1995 | 3.10 |
| 1996 | 4.30 |
| 1997 | 2.80 |
| 1998 | 2.40 |
| 1999 | 2.30 |
| 2000 | 2.30 |
| 2001 | 2.30 |
| 2002 | 2.30 |
| 2003 | 2.20 |
| 2004 | 2.10 |
| 2005 | 2.10 |
| 2006 | 1.90 |
| 2007 | 1.60 |
| 2008 | 1.60 |
| 2009 | 1.50 |
| 2010 | 1.60 |
| 2011 | 1.60 |
| 2012 | 1.70 |
| 2013 | 1.60 |
| 2014 | 1.60 |
| 2015 | 1.60 |
| 2016 | 1.40 |
| 2017 | 1.40 |
| 2018 | 1.30 |
| 2019 | 1.20 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
