Georgia - Poverty headcount ratio
Poverty headcount ratio at $2 a day (PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $2 a day (PPP) (% of population) in Georgia was 32.21 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 40.62 in 2001 and a minimum value of 14.00 in 1996.
Definition: Population below $2 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $2.00 a day at 2005 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 more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 14.00 |
| 1997 | 31.59 |
| 1998 | 20.03 |
| 1999 | 36.34 |
| 2000 | 38.64 |
| 2001 | 40.62 |
| 2002 | 33.96 |
| 2003 | 36.70 |
| 2005 | 33.52 |
| 2006 | 33.63 |
| 2007 | 34.92 |
| 2008 | 32.21 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population) in Georgia was 15.27 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 19.53 in 2001 and a minimum value of 4.71 in 1996.
Definition: Population below $1.25 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.25 a day at 2005 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 more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 4.71 |
| 1997 | 15.74 |
| 1998 | 7.85 |
| 1999 | 17.91 |
| 2000 | 19.29 |
| 2001 | 19.53 |
| 2002 | 15.73 |
| 2003 | 17.65 |
| 2005 | 15.98 |
| 2006 | 15.58 |
| 2007 | 15.19 |
| 2008 | 15.27 |
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population)
Definition: National poverty rate is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.
Source: Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 28.50 |
| 2007 | 23.40 |
| 2008 | 22.70 |
| 2009 | 24.70 |
Poverty headcount ratio at rural poverty line (% of rural population)
Definition: Rural poverty rate is the percentage of the rural population living below the national rural poverty line.
Source: Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 33.00 |
| 2007 | 29.40 |
| 2008 | 27.80 |
| 2009 | 30.70 |
Poverty headcount ratio at urban poverty line (% of urban population)
Definition: Urban poverty rate is the percentage of the urban population living below the national urban poverty line.
Source: Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 23.70 |
| 2007 | 18.00 |
| 2008 | 17.50 |
| 2009 | 18.40 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
