Nicaragua Poverty Rate 1993-2021
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 35.40%, a 14.8% decline from 2009.
- Nicaragua poverty rate for 2009 was 50.20%, a 4.2% decline from 2005.
- Nicaragua poverty rate for 2005 was 54.40%, a 8.9% decline from 2001.
- Nicaragua poverty rate for 2001 was 63.30%, a 6.7% decline from 1998.
| Nicaragua Poverty Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
% Under US $5.50 Per Day |
Change |
| 2014 |
35.40% |
-14.80% |
| 2009 |
50.20% |
-4.20% |
| 2005 |
54.40% |
-8.90% |
| 2001 |
63.30% |
-6.70% |
| 1998 |
70.00% |
-4.80% |
| 1993 |
74.80% |
-4.80% |
