Latvia - Poverty headcount ratio

Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)

The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Latvia was 0.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.40 in 2004 and a minimum value of 0.20 in 2019.

Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 a day at 2011 international 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.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
2004 2.40
2005 2.30
2006 1.50
2007 0.60
2008 1.20
2009 1.70
2010 1.60
2011 1.00
2012 1.00
2013 1.10
2014 0.80
2015 0.60
2016 0.60
2017 0.80
2018 0.30
2019 0.20

Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)

The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Latvia was 0.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5.40 in 2004 and a minimum value of 0.70 in 2019.

Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.20 a day at 2011 international 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.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
2004 5.40
2005 4.80
2006 2.60
2007 1.60
2008 2.40
2009 3.60
2010 3.60
2011 2.90
2012 2.60
2013 2.40
2014 1.80
2015 1.60
2016 1.40
2017 1.50
2018 0.90
2019 0.70

Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)

Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty lines. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.

Source: World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.

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Year Value
2015 21.80
2016 22.10
2017 23.30
2018 22.90
2019 21.60

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)

The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Latvia was 2.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15.20 in 2004 and a minimum value of 2.00 in 2019.

Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international 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.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
2004 15.20
2005 14.00
2006 7.70
2007 4.90
2008 6.10
2009 9.50
2010 9.50
2011 8.70
2012 7.40
2013 6.00
2014 5.50
2015 3.90
2016 3.60
2017 3.40
2018 2.50
2019 2.00

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Poverty rates