Venezuela Poverty Rate 1981-2024

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.
  • Venezuela poverty rate for 2006 was 38.80%, a 12.4% decline from 2005.
  • Venezuela poverty rate for 2005 was 51.20%, a 10.3% decline from 2004.
  • Venezuela poverty rate for 2004 was 61.50%, a 5.5% decline from 2003.
  • Venezuela poverty rate for 2003 was 67.00%, a 6.3% increase from 2002.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Armenia 62.80%
Peru 55.90%
Kazakhstan 50.80%
Guatemala 48.60%
Ecuador 45.80%
Dominican Republic 45.00%
Paraguay 43.80%
Romania 42.20%
Brazil 41.40%
Mexico 39.70%
Venezuela 38.80%
Thailand 36.90%
Bulgaria 28.50%
Belarus 27.90%
Iraq 26.40%
Costa Rica 25.10%
Iran 24.70%
Mauritius 22.80%
Malaysia 22.40%
Jordan 13.50%
Venezuela Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2006 38.80% -12.40%
2005 51.20% -10.30%
2004 61.50% -5.50%
2003 67.00% 6.30%
2002 60.70% 9.50%
2001 51.20% -1.90%
1999 53.10% 4.80%
1998 48.30% -2.90%
1995 51.20% 16.20%
1992 35.00% 2.40%
1989 32.60% -9.30%
1987 41.90% 3.00%
1981 38.90% 3.00%