Bangladesh - 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 Bangladesh was 14.30 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 33 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 43.50 in 1991 and a minimum value of 14.30 in 2016.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1983 | 38.80 |
| 1985 | 34.20 |
| 1988 | 43.20 |
| 1991 | 43.50 |
| 1995 | 35.00 |
| 2000 | 34.20 |
| 2005 | 25.10 |
| 2010 | 19.20 |
| 2016 | 14.30 |
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 Bangladesh was 52.30 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 33 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 83.50 in 1991 and a minimum value of 52.30 in 2016.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1983 | 83.20 |
| 1985 | 78.50 |
| 1988 | 82.70 |
| 1991 | 83.50 |
| 1995 | 74.80 |
| 2000 | 72.30 |
| 2005 | 65.80 |
| 2010 | 60.00 |
| 2016 | 52.30 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.90 |
| 2005 | 40.00 |
| 2010 | 31.50 |
| 2016 | 24.30 |
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 Bangladesh was 84.20 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 33 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 97.10 in 1983 and a minimum value of 84.20 in 2016.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1983 | 97.10 |
| 1985 | 95.60 |
| 1988 | 96.20 |
| 1991 | 96.90 |
| 1995 | 92.60 |
| 2000 | 91.50 |
| 2005 | 89.20 |
| 2010 | 87.60 |
| 2016 | 84.20 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
