Guyana: Poverty at 1.90 USD per day

The latest value from 1998 is 13 percent, a decline from 33.3 percent in 1992. In comparison, the world average is 22.37 percent, based on data from 54 countries. Historically, the average for Guyana from 1992 to 1998 is 23.15 percent. The minimum value, 13 percent, was reached in 1998 while the maximum of 33.3 percent was recorded in 1992. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.00 a day at 2021 purchasing power adjusted 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.