Area Database (v4.1)

Wealth, Poverty, Assets
% poorest households (with IWI value under 35)
Subnational regions
Guyana
All years

% poorest households (with IWI value under 35)

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Guyana (America)  
Total 16.3 15.0 13.7 12.4 11.1 9.86 8.58 7.67 6.75 5.84 4.92 4.01 3.66 3.30 2.95 2.59 2.24 1.89
Barima-Waini 99.9 91.2 82.6 73.9 65.1 56.3 47.5 40.5 33.5 26.4 19.4 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5
Cuyuni-Mazaruni 56.5 52.8 49.1 45.4 41.7 38.0 34.3 31.8 29.2 26.6 24.1 21.5 18.7 15.9 13.0 10.2 7.41 4.94
Demerara-Mahaica 4.71 4.51 4.32 4.12 3.92 3.73 3.53 3.02 2.51 2.00 1.49 0.98 0.98 0.98 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.97
East Berbice-Corentyne 10.8 9.42 8.03 6.63 5.23 3.84 2.44 2.27 2.11 1.94 1.78 1.61 1.63 1.65 1.67 1.69 1.71 1.73
Essequibo Islands-West Demerara 16.3 14.7 13.1 11.4 9.80 8.17 6.54 5.62 4.70 3.79 2.87 1.95 1.69 1.43 1.18 0.92 0.66 0.44
Mahaica-Berbice 7.54 6.87 6.19 5.52 4.85 4.17 3.50 3.42 3.34 3.27 3.19 3.11 2.78 2.46 2.13 1.81 1.48 1.15
Pomeroon-Supenaam 42.9 38.3 33.7 29.1 24.4 19.8 15.2 13.8 12.4 11.0 9.59 8.19 7.04 5.89 4.73 3.58 2.43 1.62
Potaro-Siparuni 99.9 96.7 93.5 90.3 75.8 61.3 46.7 50.0 53.2 56.4 59.7 62.9 55.8 48.8 41.7 34.7 27.6 20.6
Upper Demerara-Berbice 16.5 14.6 12.7 10.8 8.86 6.94 5.02 4.55 4.08 3.62 3.15 2.68 2.20 1.72 1.23 0.75 0.27 0.18
Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo 86.3 83.6 80.8 78.0 75.3 72.5 69.8 66.0 62.3 58.5 54.8 51.1 45.7 40.3 35.0 29.6 24.2 18.9
Lighter numbers are estimates