Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in United States of America

United States of America: Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty was 0.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.4%
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
32nd
of 46 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2013
All-time low
0.4%
in 2018
Years of data
7
2012–2018

Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in United States of America, 2012–2018

00.10.20.30.40.52012201520182012: 0.468 %2013: 0.483 %2014: 0.41 %2015: 0.428 %2016: 0.44 %2017: 0.452 %2018: 0.401 %

Source: World Bank. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in United States of America stood at 0.4%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.

United States of America ranks 32nd of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%) in United States of America, 2012 to 2018.
Year % Change
2012 0.5%
2013 0.5% +3.3%
2014 0.4% -15.2%
2015 0.4% +4.4%
2016 0.4% +2.9%
2017 0.5% +2.7%
2018 0.4% -11.3%

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 29 Kazakhstan 0.6%
  2. 30 Mongolia 0.5%
  3. 31 Lithuania 0.5%
  4. 33 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4%
  5. 34 Türkiye 0.3% compare
  6. 35 Estonia 0.3%

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in United States of America?
Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in United States of America was 0.4% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2013.
What is the lowest proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2018.
How does United States of America rank for proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty?
United States of America ranks 32nd out of 46 countries with data for 2018.
Is proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%)
Unit
%
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
46 places, 445 data points, 1984–2018
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