Guyana: Poverty at 1.90 USD per day

The latest value from 1998 is 11.9 percent, a decline from 29.4 percent in 1992. In comparison, the world average is 20.67 percent, based on data from 44 countries. Historically, the average for Guyana from 1992 to 1998 is 20.65 percent. The minimum value, 11.9 percent, was reached in 1998 while the maximum of 29.4 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 $2.15 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $2.15 a day at 2017 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.