Number of people living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government
| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 10.3 | 8.8 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | ||
| Bolivia | 5.2 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 | ||
| Brazil | 85.8 | 70.5 | 47.1 | 42.0 | 38.8 | 35.7 | 38.1 | 41.2 | 42.0 | 41.5 | 41.4 | ||
| Canada | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |||||
| Chile | 6.1 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | |||||||
| Colombia | 21.4 | 20.2 | 17.4 | 16.3 | 15.8 | 15.0 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 14.0 | 14.8 | |
| Costa Rica | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Dominican Republic | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | |
| Ecuador | 9.2 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.4 | |
| El Salvador | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.4 | |
| Guatemala | 5.2 | 7.5 | |||||||||||
| Haiti | 8.1 | ||||||||||||
| Honduras | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | |
| Jamaica | 1.2 | ||||||||||||
| Mexico | 43.3 | 38.9 | 38.0 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 31.4 | 28.6 | ||||||
| Nicaragua | 3.0 | 2.2 | |||||||||||
| Panama | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| Paraguay | 0.7 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | |
| Peru | 13.9 | 14.6 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 6.7 | |
| St. Lucia | 0.0 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | ||
| Uruguay | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| Venezuela, RB | 12.0 |