Poverty headcount ratio at $1.9 PPP a day

13.9 (%) in 1999

Poverty rate of Belize declined by 3.47% from 14.4 % in 1998 to 13.9 % in 1999. Since the 29.13% surge in 1997, poverty rate sank by 15.24% in 1999.

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Population below $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 a day at 2011 international prices.

Date Value Change, %
1999 13.9 -3.47%
1998 14.4 -12.20%
1997 16.4 29.13%
1996 12.7 30.93%
1994 9.7 -3.96%
1993 10.1