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
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
| 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
- 29 Kazakhstan 0.6%
- 30 Mongolia 0.5%
- 31 Lithuania 0.5%
- 33 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4%
- 34 Türkiye 0.3% compare
- 35 Estonia 0.3%
More reference data data for United States of America
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 19.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
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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