Venezuela: Poverty at 1.90 USD per day

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 Venezuela

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

 Latest value 7.10
 Year 2006
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1981 - 2006
 Average 10.78
 Min - Max 4.50 - 19.70
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2006 is 7.1 percent, a decline from 14.4 percent in 2005. In comparison, the world average is 6.82 percent, based on data from 76 countries. Historically, the average for Venezuela from 1981 to 2006 is 10.78 percent. The minimum value, 4.5 percent, was reached in 1992 while the maximum of 19.7 percent was recorded in 2003. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Venezuela - Poverty at 1.90 USD per day - Recent values chart

Historical series
Venezuela - Poverty at 1.90 USD per day - historical chart - 1981-2006




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.

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 Gini inequality index 44.80 2006 index points
 Poverty ratio 33.10 2015 percent
 Poverty at 1.90 USD per day 7.10 2006 percent
 Poverty at 5.50 USD per day 38.80 2006 percent
 Top 10 percent income share 33.20 2006 percent
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