Proportion of population below the international poverty line of in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Proportion of population below the international poverty line of was 10.2% in 2006. ▬ Flat
Latest (2006)
10.2%
Change on year
down 46.0%
World rank
6th
of 80 countries
All-time high
22.7%
in 2003
All-time low
10.2%
in 2006
Years of data
6
2001–2006
Proportion of population below the international poverty line of in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 2001–2006
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of recorded 10.2% for proportion of population below the international poverty line of in 2006. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 46.0% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 6th of 80 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of population below the international poverty line of in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11.0% | — |
| 2002 | 18.2% | +65.5% |
| 2003 | 22.7% | +24.7% |
| 2004 | 19.8% | -12.8% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | -46.0% |
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of compared with similar countries
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 10.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.3%, 1.9× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 10.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.5%, 4.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- 3 Uganda 41.7% compare
- 4 South Africa 18.9% compare
- 5 Honduras 17.2% compare
- 7 Philippines 7.8% compare
- 8 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.8% compare
- 9 Romania 5.7%
- 9 Indonesia 5.7% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- 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 proportion of population below the international poverty line of in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Proportion of population below the international poverty line of in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 10.2% in 2006, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest proportion of population below the international poverty line of recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of population below the international poverty line of recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2006.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for proportion of population below the international poverty line of?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 6th out of 80 countries with data for 2006.
- Is proportion of population below the international poverty line of rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Proportion of population below the international poverty line of US$1.90 per day (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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