Jamaica Poverty Rate 1988-2020
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.
- Jamaica poverty rate for 2004 was 29.70%, a 4.3% decline from 2002.
- Jamaica poverty rate for 2002 was 34.00%, a 3.2% increase from 1999.
- Jamaica poverty rate for 1999 was 30.80%, a 12.5% decline from 1996.
- Jamaica poverty rate for 1996 was 43.30%, a 21.6% decline from 1993.
| Jamaica Poverty Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
% Under US $5.50 Per Day |
Change |
| 2004 |
29.70% |
-4.30% |
| 2002 |
34.00% |
3.20% |
| 1999 |
30.80% |
-12.50% |
| 1996 |
43.30% |
-21.60% |
| 1993 |
64.90% |
14.70% |
| 1990 |
50.20% |
4.00% |
| 1988 |
46.20% |
4.00% |
