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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 | |||||||||||
| 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 | |
| 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 |