Trinidad and Tobago: Poverty at 1.90 USD per day

The latest value from 1992 is 2.1 percent, an increase from 0 percent in 1988. In comparison, the world average is 17.29 percent, based on data from 37 countries. Historically, the average for Trinidad and Tobago from 1988 to 1992 is 1.05 percent. The minimum value, 0 percent, was reached in 1988 while the maximum of 2.1 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.