Maldives Poverty Rate 2002-2022
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.
- Maldives poverty rate for 2019 was 1.70%, a 1.7% decline from 2016.
- Maldives poverty rate for 2016 was 3.40%, a 39.3% decline from 2009.
- Maldives poverty rate for 2009 was 42.70%, a 20% decline from 2002.
- Maldives poverty rate for 2002 was 62.70%, a 62.7% increase from .
Maldives Poverty Rate - Historical Data |
Year |
% Under US $5.50 Per Day |
Change |
2019 |
1.70% |
-1.70% |
2016 |
3.40% |
-39.30% |
2009 |
42.70% |
-20.00% |
2002 |
62.70% |
-20.00% |