Guyana: Poverty at 1.90 USD per day

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
 Guyana

Poverty ratio, percent living on less than 1.90 USD a day

 Latest value 11.90
 Year 1998
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1992 - 1998
 Average 20.65
 Min - Max 11.90 - 29.40
 Source The World Bank
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.
Select indicator
* indicates monthly or quarterly data series


Recent data
Guyana - Poverty at 1.90 USD per day - Recent values chart




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.

Selected articles from our guide:

What factors determine the exchange rates

International lending and sovereign debt

All articles



 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Gini inequality index 45.10 1998 index points
 Poverty at 1.90 USD per day 11.90 1998 percent
 Poverty at 5.50 USD per day 56.60 1998 percent
 Top 10 percent income share 34.40 1998 percent
This site uses cookies.
Learn more here


OK