Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) in Venezuela
Venezuela: Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) was 33.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Venezuela, 1997–2015
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2015, poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Venezuela stood at 33.1%.
That represents a change of up 12.2% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Venezuela peaked at 55.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2009.
That places Venezuela 9th out of 70 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 55.6% | — |
| 1998 | 49.0% | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 42.8% | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 41.6% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 31.1% | -25.2% |
| 2002 | 41.1% | +32.2% |
| 2003 | 54.0% | +31.4% |
| 2004 | 53.1% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 42.4% | -20.2% |
| 2006 | 33.1% | -21.9% |
| 2007 | 27.5% | -16.9% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 26.4% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 26.8% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 27.4% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 29.4% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 29.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | +12.2% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 33.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.6%, 1.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 33.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.9%, 1.3× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.1% | 42.8% | 55.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 37.8% | 26.4% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 26.8% | 33.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More poverty & inequality data for Venezuela
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.08 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,080 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 15.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.19 (2015)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.2% (2015)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Venezuela?
- Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Venezuela was 33.1% in 2015, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W.
- What is the highest poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 55.6% in 1997.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2009.
- How does Venezuela rank for poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines?
- Venezuela ranks 9th out of 70 countries with data for 2015.
- Is poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W, published as part of Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.