Jamaica - 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 Jamaica was 1.70 as of 2004. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9.80 in 1993 and a minimum value of 1.70 in 2004.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1988 | 6.10 |
| 1990 | 4.60 |
| 1993 | 9.80 |
| 1996 | 3.40 |
| 1999 | 2.60 |
| 2002 | 2.70 |
| 2004 | 1.70 |
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 Jamaica was 8.80 as of 2004. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31.00 in 1993 and a minimum value of 8.80 in 2004.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1988 | 20.40 |
| 1990 | 20.70 |
| 1993 | 31.00 |
| 1996 | 14.30 |
| 1999 | 10.10 |
| 2002 | 11.30 |
| 2004 | 8.80 |
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) in Jamaica was 19.90 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 44.60 in 1991 and a minimum value of 9.90 in 2007.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 30.50 |
| 1990 | 28.40 |
| 1991 | 44.60 |
| 1992 | 33.90 |
| 1993 | 24.40 |
| 1994 | 22.80 |
| 1995 | 27.50 |
| 1996 | 26.10 |
| 1997 | 19.90 |
| 1998 | 15.90 |
| 1999 | 16.90 |
| 2000 | 18.70 |
| 2001 | 16.90 |
| 2002 | 19.70 |
| 2003 | 19.10 |
| 2004 | 16.90 |
| 2005 | 14.80 |
| 2006 | 14.30 |
| 2007 | 9.90 |
| 2008 | 12.30 |
| 2009 | 16.50 |
| 2010 | 17.60 |
| 2012 | 19.90 |
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 Jamaica was 29.20 as of 2004. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 64.70 in 1993 and a minimum value of 29.20 in 2004.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1988 | 46.10 |
| 1990 | 50.00 |
| 1993 | 64.70 |
| 1996 | 43.20 |
| 1999 | 30.70 |
| 2002 | 33.60 |
| 2004 | 29.20 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
