Philippines - 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 Philippines was 41.53 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 61.91 in 1985 and a minimum value of 41.53 in 2009.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 61.91 |
| 1988 | 56.92 |
| 1991 | 55.39 |
| 1994 | 52.63 |
| 1997 | 43.83 |
| 2000 | 44.83 |
| 2003 | 43.78 |
| 2006 | 45.04 |
| 2009 | 41.53 |
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 Philippines was 18.42 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 34.90 in 1985 and a minimum value of 18.42 in 2009.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 34.90 |
| 1988 | 30.48 |
| 1991 | 30.68 |
| 1994 | 28.11 |
| 1997 | 21.61 |
| 2000 | 22.45 |
| 2003 | 21.99 |
| 2006 | 22.62 |
| 2009 | 18.42 |
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population) in Philippines was 26.50 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 40.60 in 1994 and a minimum value of 24.90 in 2003.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 40.60 |
| 1997 | 36.80 |
| 2000 | 33.00 |
| 2003 | 24.90 |
| 2006 | 26.40 |
| 2009 | 26.50 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 53.10 |
| 1997 | 50.70 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 28.00 |
| 1997 | 21.50 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
