Population below $2 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $2.00 a day at 2005 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.
| Date | Value | Change, % |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 16.94 | 20.74% |
| 2008 | 14.03 | 4.70% |
| 2007 | 13.40 | -2.76% |
| 2006 | 13.78 | -32.75% |
| 2005 | 20.49 | 6.66% |
| 2004 | 19.21 | -12.44% |
| 2003 | 21.94 | -7.43% |
| 2002 | 23.70 | 2.95% |
| 2001 | 23.02 | 1.50% |
| 1999 | 22.68 | -14.61% |
| 1998 | 26.56 | 22.45% |
| 1996 | 21.69 |
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