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.
Data Source: World Bank
MLA Citation:
| Similar Country Ranking | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | % Under US $5.50 Per Day |
| Argentina | 14.10% |
| Chile | 8.00% |
| Uruguay | 7.20% |
| Greece | 3.90% |
| Spain | 3.10% |
| Portugal | 2.60% |
| Hungary | 2.50% |
| Latvia | 2.50% |
| Italy | 2.20% |
| Croatia | 2.10% |
| Lithuania | 1.60% |
| Estonia | 1.30% |
| United States | 1.20% |
| Austria | 1.00% |
| Sweden | 0.90% |
| Malta | 0.80% |
| United Kingdom | 0.70% |
| Denmark | 0.40% |
| Czech Republic | 0.40% |
| France | 0.40% |
| Belgium | 0.30% |
| Ireland | 0.20% |
| Netherlands | 0.20% |
| Cyprus | 0.20% |
| Finland | 0.10% |
| Slovenia | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 0.00% |
| U.S. Poverty Rate - Historical Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | % Under US $5.50 Per Day | Change |
| 2020 | 1.20% | -0.50% |
| 2019 | 1.70% | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 1.70% | -0.30% |
| 2017 | 2.00% | 0.00% |
| 2016 | 2.00% | -0.20% |
| 2015 | 2.20% | 0.20% |
| 2014 | 2.00% | 0.00% |
| 2013 | 2.00% | 0.00% |
| 2012 | 2.00% | 0.00% |
| 2011 | 2.00% | 0.00% |
| 2010 | 2.00% | 0.30% |
| 2009 | 1.70% | -0.30% |
| 2008 | 2.00% | 0.30% |
| 2007 | 1.70% | -0.30% |
| 2006 | 2.00% | 0.30% |
| 2005 | 1.70% | -0.30% |
| 2004 | 2.00% | 0.00% |
| 2003 | 2.00% | 0.30% |
| 2002 | 1.70% | 0.00% |
| 2001 | 1.70% | 0.20% |
| 2000 | 1.50% | 0.00% |
| 1999 | 1.50% | 0.00% |
| 1998 | 1.50% | 0.00% |
| 1997 | 1.50% | 0.00% |
| 1996 | 1.50% | 0.00% |
| 1995 | 1.50% | -0.20% |
| 1994 | 1.70% | 0.00% |
| 1993 | 1.70% | 0.00% |
| 1992 | 1.70% | 0.20% |
| 1991 | 1.50% | 0.00% |
| 1990 | 1.50% | 0.30% |
| 1989 | 1.20% | -0.30% |
| 1988 | 1.50% | 0.00% |
| 1987 | 1.50% | -0.50% |
| 1986 | 2.00% | 0.00% |
| 1985 | 2.00% | 0.00% |
| 1984 | 2.00% | -0.50% |
| 1983 | 2.50% | 0.30% |
| 1982 | 2.20% | 0.20% |
| 1981 | 2.00% | 0.30% |
| 1980 | 1.70% | 0.00% |
| 1979 | 1.70% | -0.50% |
| 1974 | 2.20% | -0.50% |
