Guyana Poverty Rate 1992-2024

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.
  • Guyana poverty rate for 1998 was 56.60%, a 28.6% decline from 1992.
  • Guyana poverty rate for 1992 was 85.20%, a 85.2% increase from .
  • Guyana poverty rate for was 0.00%, a 0% increase from .
  • Guyana poverty rate for was 0.00%, a 0% increase from .
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Turkmenistan 91.30%
Belarus 90.10%
Belize 68.60%
Ecuador 64.30%
Peru 62.30%
Mexico 56.70%
Guyana 56.60%
Guatemala 55.30%
Thailand 54.10%
Brazil 52.00%
Venezuela 48.30%
Iran 44.80%
Costa Rica 33.60%
Guyana Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
1998 56.60% -28.60%
1992 85.20% -28.60%