Chile Poverty Rate 1987-2023

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.
  • Chile poverty rate for 2020 was 8.00%, a 0.5% increase from 2017.
  • Chile poverty rate for 2017 was 7.50%, a 2.7% decline from 2015.
  • Chile poverty rate for 2015 was 10.20%, a 2.7% decline from 2013.
  • Chile poverty rate for 2013 was 12.90%, a 8.3% decline from 2011.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Argentina 14.10%
Chile 8.00%
Uruguay 7.20%
Greece 3.90%
Spain 3.10%
Portugal 2.60%
Latvia 2.50%
Hungary 2.50%
Italy 2.20%
Croatia 2.10%
Lithuania 1.60%
Estonia 1.30%
United States 1.20%
Austria 1.00%
Sweden 0.90%
Malta 0.80%
United Kingdom 0.70%
France 0.40%
Denmark 0.40%
Czech Republic 0.40%
Belgium 0.30%
Ireland 0.20%
Netherlands 0.20%
Cyprus 0.20%
Finland 0.10%
Luxembourg 0.00%
Slovenia 0.00%
Chile Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2020 8.00% 0.50%
2017 7.50% -2.70%
2015 10.20% -2.70%
2013 12.90% -8.30%
2011 21.20% -4.20%
2009 25.40% -4.50%
2006 29.90% -10.70%
2003 40.60% -0.80%
2000 41.40% 2.50%
1998 38.90% -2.50%
1996 41.40% -5.70%
1994 47.10% -3.60%
1992 50.70% -5.30%
1990 56.00% -6.10%
1987 62.10% -6.10%