Belize Poverty Rate 1993-2023

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.
  • Belize poverty rate for 1999 was 62.90%, a 5.4% decline from 1998.
  • Belize poverty rate for 1998 was 68.30%, a 1.9% decline from 1997.
  • Belize poverty rate for 1997 was 70.20%, a 0.4% decline from 1996.
  • Belize poverty rate for 1996 was 70.60%, a 5.2% increase from 1994.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
China 93.10%
Belarus 88.00%
Armenia 82.30%
Ecuador 67.80%
Colombia 64.30%
Belize 62.90%
Peru 62.10%
Thailand 58.30%
Brazil 53.80%
Venezuela 53.10%
Russia 48.10%
Suriname 44.50%
Paraguay 41.40%
Costa Rica 36.10%
Jamaica 30.40%
Belize Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
1999 62.90% -5.40%
1998 68.30% -1.90%
1997 70.20% -0.40%
1996 70.60% 5.20%
1994 65.40% 3.60%
1993 61.80% 3.60%