Nicaragua Poverty Rate 1993-2024
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.
- Nicaragua poverty rate for 2014 was 42.10%, a 15% decline from 2009.
- Nicaragua poverty rate for 2009 was 57.10%, a 3.9% decline from 2005.
- Nicaragua poverty rate for 2005 was 61.00%, a 8% decline from 2001.
- Nicaragua poverty rate for 2001 was 69.00%, a 5.2% decline from 1998.
| Nicaragua Poverty Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
% Under US $5.50 Per Day |
Change |
| 2014 |
42.10% |
-15.00% |
| 2009 |
57.10% |
-3.90% |
| 2005 |
61.00% |
-8.00% |
| 2001 |
69.00% |
-5.20% |
| 1998 |
74.20% |
-5.00% |
| 1993 |
79.20% |
-5.00% |
