Definition of Poverty Ratio ($5.50)

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

Related Indicators

• Poverty
• Bank Cost To Income Ratio
• Literacy Rate
• Labor Force Participation Rate
• Debt Service Ratios For Private Non-Financial Sector