Malaysia - 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 Malaysia was 0.00 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.90 in 1984 and a minimum value of 0.00 in 2013.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1984 | 2.90 |
| 1987 | 2.10 |
| 1989 | 1.60 |
| 1992 | 1.30 |
| 1995 | 1.80 |
| 1997 | 0.40 |
| 2003 | 1.20 |
| 2006 | 0.60 |
| 2008 | 0.60 |
| 2011 | 0.10 |
| 2013 | 0.00 |
| 2015 | 0.00 |
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 Malaysia was 0.30 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12.90 in 1984 and a minimum value of 0.30 in 2015.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1984 | 12.90 |
| 1987 | 12.70 |
| 1989 | 11.70 |
| 1992 | 11.80 |
| 1995 | 11.50 |
| 1997 | 7.30 |
| 2003 | 6.90 |
| 2006 | 3.80 |
| 2008 | 4.30 |
| 2011 | 1.20 |
| 2013 | 0.40 |
| 2015 | 0.30 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.60 |
| 2018 | 5.60 |
| 2019 | 8.40 |
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 Malaysia was 2.90 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 32.90 in 1987 and a minimum value of 2.90 in 2015.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1984 | 32.30 |
| 1987 | 32.90 |
| 1989 | 32.50 |
| 1992 | 30.30 |
| 1995 | 29.40 |
| 1997 | 21.90 |
| 2003 | 21.80 |
| 2006 | 16.50 |
| 2008 | 16.70 |
| 2011 | 8.60 |
| 2013 | 4.00 |
| 2015 | 2.90 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
