Jordan - 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 Jordan was 0.10 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.70 in 1992 and a minimum value of 0.00 in 1986.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.00 |
| 1992 | 2.70 |
| 1997 | 1.50 |
| 2002 | 1.00 |
| 2006 | 0.30 |
| 2008 | 0.10 |
| 2010 | 0.10 |
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 Jordan was 2.00 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16.70 in 1992 and a minimum value of 2.00 in 2010.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 2.60 |
| 1992 | 16.70 |
| 1997 | 13.40 |
| 2002 | 8.60 |
| 2006 | 3.90 |
| 2008 | 2.80 |
| 2010 | 2.00 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 15.70 |
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 Jordan was 17.50 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 45.30 in 1997 and a minimum value of 17.50 in 2010.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 23.20 |
| 1992 | 44.00 |
| 1997 | 45.30 |
| 2002 | 35.60 |
| 2006 | 24.40 |
| 2008 | 23.00 |
| 2010 | 17.50 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
