Jordan Poverty Rate 1986-2023
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.
- Jordan poverty rate for 2010 was 8.20%, a 3.8% decline from 2008.
- Jordan poverty rate for 2008 was 12.00%, a 1.5% decline from 2006.
- Jordan poverty rate for 2006 was 13.50%, a 9.3% decline from 2002.
- Jordan poverty rate for 2002 was 22.80%, a 8.6% decline from 1997.
| Jordan Poverty Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
% Under US $5.50 Per Day |
Change |
| 2010 |
8.20% |
-3.80% |
| 2008 |
12.00% |
-1.50% |
| 2006 |
13.50% |
-9.30% |
| 2002 |
22.80% |
-8.60% |
| 1997 |
31.40% |
-1.10% |
| 1992 |
32.50% |
18.70% |
| 1986 |
13.80% |
18.70% |
