Guatemala - 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 Guatemala was 26.33 as of 2006. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 70.17 in 1987 and a minimum value of 25.41 in 2000.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 70.17 |
| 1989 | 55.55 |
| 1998 | 30.06 |
| 2000 | 25.41 |
| 2002 | 39.56 |
| 2003 | 34.37 |
| 2004 | 39.19 |
| 2006 | 26.33 |
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 Guatemala was 13.53 as of 2006. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 52.26 in 1987 and a minimum value of 11.88 in 2000.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 52.26 |
| 1989 | 39.10 |
| 1998 | 16.23 |
| 2000 | 11.88 |
| 2002 | 25.75 |
| 2003 | 22.56 |
| 2004 | 24.43 |
| 2006 | 13.53 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.20 |
| 2006 | 51.00 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.50 |
| 2006 | 70.50 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.10 |
| 2006 | 30.00 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
