Extreme poverty rate — all countries

Extreme poverty rate — Guyana

Extreme poverty rate in Guyana in 1998 — 13%. Ranked 25 in the world out of 54. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 20.3 pp.

1998 13% −20.3 pp vs 1992
World rank 25of 54
Period maximum 33.3%1992
Period minimum 13%1998

Trend over time

1992–1998 · % of population

Extreme poverty rate — Guyana, 1992–19981020304019921993199419951996199719981992: 33.3%1998: 13%
Change over the period: −20.3 pp Annual average: -3.38 pp

Comparison, 1998

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guyana

Guyana 13%
World 37.9%
Extreme poverty rate — Guyana, by year Guyana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
1998 13
1992 33.3

South America, 1998

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population whose consumption or income falls below the international extreme poverty line — $2.15 a day in 2017 prices at purchasing power parity. This is the very indicator by which the first UN Sustainable Development Goal is tracked. The line is revised as the PPP conversion factors are updated, so historical values are recalculated retrospectively.

Important: The estimates are built on household surveys held once every few years; between surveys the values are interpolated.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.