Low 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 Low income was 44.20 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 64.40 in 1995 and a minimum value of 44.20 in 2018.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 64.40 |
| 1996 | 63.00 |
| 1997 | 62.40 |
| 1998 | 61.90 |
| 1999 | 61.20 |
| 2000 | 60.30 |
| 2001 | 59.50 |
| 2002 | 60.00 |
| 2003 | 58.60 |
| 2004 | 55.50 |
| 2005 | 53.80 |
| 2006 | 53.00 |
| 2007 | 51.80 |
| 2008 | 50.20 |
| 2009 | 50.60 |
| 2010 | 48.70 |
| 2011 | 47.70 |
| 2012 | 47.30 |
| 2013 | 46.40 |
| 2014 | 45.50 |
| 2015 | 46.50 |
| 2016 | 46.10 |
| 2017 | 45.40 |
| 2018 | 44.20 |
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 Low income was 70.80 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 81.30 in 1995 and a minimum value of 70.80 in 2018.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 81.30 |
| 1996 | 80.60 |
| 1997 | 80.20 |
| 1998 | 79.80 |
| 1999 | 80.20 |
| 2000 | 79.90 |
| 2001 | 79.40 |
| 2002 | 79.60 |
| 2003 | 79.00 |
| 2004 | 77.30 |
| 2005 | 76.00 |
| 2006 | 75.40 |
| 2007 | 74.70 |
| 2008 | 73.90 |
| 2009 | 74.10 |
| 2010 | 72.90 |
| 2011 | 72.80 |
| 2012 | 73.30 |
| 2013 | 73.10 |
| 2014 | 72.70 |
| 2015 | 73.60 |
| 2016 | 73.00 |
| 2017 | 72.10 |
| 2018 | 70.80 |
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 Low income was 89.70 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 92.30 in 1995 and a minimum value of 88.70 in 2010.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 92.30 |
| 1996 | 91.90 |
| 1997 | 91.50 |
| 1998 | 90.80 |
| 1999 | 91.70 |
| 2000 | 91.50 |
| 2001 | 91.40 |
| 2002 | 91.40 |
| 2003 | 91.30 |
| 2004 | 90.60 |
| 2005 | 90.20 |
| 2006 | 89.90 |
| 2007 | 89.40 |
| 2008 | 89.00 |
| 2009 | 89.10 |
| 2010 | 88.70 |
| 2011 | 88.70 |
| 2012 | 89.90 |
| 2013 | 90.30 |
| 2014 | 90.20 |
| 2015 | 90.70 |
| 2016 | 90.40 |
| 2017 | 90.10 |
| 2018 | 89.70 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
