Nicaragua Poverty Rate 1993-2020
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.
- Nicaragua poverty rate for 2014 was 34.80%, a 15% decline from 2009.
- Nicaragua poverty rate for 2009 was 49.80%, a 3.9% decline from 2005.
- Nicaragua poverty rate for 2005 was 53.70%, a 8.9% decline from 2001.
- Nicaragua poverty rate for 2001 was 62.60%, a 6.9% decline from 1998.
| Nicaragua Poverty Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
% Under US $5.50 Per Day |
Change |
| 2014 |
34.80% |
-15.00% |
| 2009 |
49.80% |
-3.90% |
| 2005 |
53.70% |
-8.90% |
| 2001 |
62.60% |
-6.90% |
| 1998 |
69.50% |
-4.90% |
| 1993 |
74.40% |
-4.90% |
