Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Guatemala
Guatemala: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 was 97.2% in 2014. ▬ Flat
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Guatemala, 1986–2014
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 97.2% for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in 2014.
The figure is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Guatemala peaked at 99.4% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 94.1%, in 2006.
Guatemala ranks 43rd of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 99.4% | — |
| 1989 | 98.2% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 96.5% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 94.2% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 94.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.2% | +3.3% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 97.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.3%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 97.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 92.0%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 98.8% | 98.2% | 99.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 96.5% | 96.5% | 96.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.2% | 94.1% | 94.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 97.2% | 97.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More poverty & inequality data for Guatemala
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.31 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,822 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 -5.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.3 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Guatemala?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Guatemala was 97.2% in 2014, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 1986.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.1% in 2006.
- How does Guatemala rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- Guatemala ranks 43rd out of 119 countries with data for 2014.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.