Income and Poverty

Income Share

People in

GNP/capita

PPP [b]

Poverty

Gross National

Atlas meth. [a]

GDP/capita

Top 20%

Bottom 40%

Bottom 20%

Total

Rural

Urban

Income Per Capita[d]

Current US$

Current Intl.$

of Households (%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(1987 US$)

1994

1994

1995

1995

1995

1980-90

1990[c]

1990[c]

1980

1990

1993

Caribbean

Antigua and Barbuda

6,970

Barbados

6,530

15

Dominica

2,830

Dominican Rep.

1,320

3,790

55.6

12.1

4.2

55

720

660

710

Grenada

2,620

*3666

Guyana

530

2,000

40.2

12.3

4.1

530

190

340

Haiti

220

930

76

80

65

420

330

Jamaica

1,420

2,970

48.4

15.9

6.0

1,210

1,320

1,450

St. Kitts and Nevis

4,760

*6057

46

Saint Lucia

3,450

Saint Vincent/Grens.

2,120

Trinidad and Tobago

3,740

*8080

40

5,110

4,360

3,880

Central America

Belize

2,550

*5739

1,950

1,880

1,760

Costa Rica

2,380

*5520

51.0

13.1

4.0

29

30

24

1,670

1,560

1,740

El Salvador

1,320

2,510

51

1,090

850

900

Guatemala

1,190

3,490

63.0

7.9

2.1

71

80

60

1,070

840

900

Honduras

580

1,900

63.5

8.7

2.7

37

80

74

980

900

900

Nicaragua

330

1,850

55.3

12.2

4.2

[e]20

1,210

710

550

Panama

2,670

6,080

59.8

8.3

2.0

42

52

36

2,200

1,800

2,250

South America

Argentina

8,060

*8250

52.9

13.7

4.7

16

20

15

3,980

2,960

3,700

Bolivia

770

2,520

48.2

15.3

5.6

60

86

30

890

680

700

Brazil

3,370

5,630

67.5

7.0

2.1

47

66

38

1,990

1,880

1,880

Chile

3,560

*8400

60.4

10.2

3.3

1,590

1,810

2,150

Colombia

1,620

5,970

55.8

11.2

3.6

42

45

40

1,080

1,110

1,150

Ecuador

1,310

4,380

50.0

13.0

4.0

56

1,340

1,070

1,080

Paraguay

1,570

3,540

46.1

16.4

5.9

35

1,190

1,100

1,060

Peru

1,890

3,690

52.0

13.0

4.0

32

72

52

1,320

960

980

Uruguay

4,650

*6380

48.0

15.4

6

13

23

10

2,890

2,230

2,680

Venezuela

2,760

*8130

50.0

14.3

5

31

42

30

3,260

2,570

2,600

Mexico

4,010

7,050

55.9

30

43

23

2,010

1,800

1,780