Haiti: Poverty ratio

The latest value from 2012 is 58.5 percent, a decline from 77 percent in 2001. In comparison, the world average is 19.36 percent, based on data from 49 countries. Historically, the average for Haiti from 1987 to 2012 is 60.78 percent. The minimum value, 48 percent, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 77 percent was recorded in 2001. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.