Nicaragua - 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 Nicaragua was 3.40 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36.70 in 1993 and a minimum value of 3.40 in 2014.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 36.70 |
| 1998 | 24.50 |
| 2001 | 16.90 |
| 2005 | 8.50 |
| 2009 | 7.40 |
| 2014 | 3.40 |
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 Nicaragua was 13.10 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 57.10 in 1993 and a minimum value of 13.10 in 2014.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 57.10 |
| 1998 | 46.20 |
| 2001 | 38.20 |
| 2005 | 27.40 |
| 2009 | 23.00 |
| 2014 | 13.10 |
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 |
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| 2001 | 45.80 |
| 2005 | 48.30 |
| 2009 | 42.50 |
| 2014 | 29.60 |
| 2016 | 24.90 |
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 Nicaragua was 35.40 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 74.80 in 1993 and a minimum value of 35.40 in 2014.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 74.80 |
| 1998 | 70.00 |
| 2001 | 63.30 |
| 2005 | 54.40 |
| 2009 | 50.20 |
| 2014 | 35.40 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
