Jordan Poverty Rate 1986-2021
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.
- Jordan poverty rate for 2010 was 17.50%, a 5.5% decline from 2008.
- Jordan poverty rate for 2008 was 23.00%, a 1.4% decline from 2006.
- Jordan poverty rate for 2006 was 24.40%, a 11.2% decline from 2002.
- Jordan poverty rate for 2002 was 35.60%, a 9.7% decline from 1997.
| Jordan Poverty Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
% Under US $5.50 Per Day |
Change |
| 2010 |
17.50% |
-5.50% |
| 2008 |
23.00% |
-1.40% |
| 2006 |
24.40% |
-11.20% |
| 2002 |
35.60% |
-9.70% |
| 1997 |
45.30% |
1.30% |
| 1992 |
44.00% |
20.80% |
| 1986 |
23.20% |
20.80% |
