Area Database (v4.1)

Wealth, Poverty, Assets
% poorer households (with IWI value under 50)
Subnational regions
Guyana
All years

% poorer households (with IWI value under 50)

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 30.4 28.5 26.7 24.8 22.9 21.1 19.2 17.4 15.5 13.6 11.8 9.92 9.61 9.30 9.00 8.69 8.38 8.07
Barima-Waini 99.9 96.7 93.4 90.2 83.1 76.1 69.1 64.3 59.6 54.9 50.2 45.5 44.9 44.4 43.9 43.4 42.9 42.4
Cuyuni-Mazaruni 65.3 62.4 59.5 56.6 53.7 50.8 47.9 44.7 41.6 38.4 35.2 32.1 31.8 31.6 31.4 31.1 30.9 30.6
Demerara-Mahaica 17.1 16.1 15.1 14.1 13.1 12.0 11.0 9.55 8.07 6.59 5.11 3.63 3.86 4.09 4.31 4.54 4.77 5.00
East Berbice-Corentyne 31.5 28.2 24.9 21.7 18.4 15.1 11.8 11.4 10.9 10.4 9.92 9.44 8.77 8.10 7.44 6.77 6.10 5.43
Essequibo Islands-West Demerara 36.6 33.4 30.3 27.1 24.0 20.9 17.7 15.2 12.6 10.1 7.58 5.04 4.75 4.46 4.16 3.87 3.58 3.29
Mahaica-Berbice 24.5 23.3 22.2 21.1 19.9 18.8 17.6 16.6 15.6 14.6 13.5 12.5 11.2 9.96 8.69 7.41 6.14 4.87
Pomeroon-Supenaam 52.1 49.5 47.0 44.4 41.8 39.3 36.7 33.6 30.5 27.4 24.2 21.1 20.2 19.4 18.5 17.6 16.7 15.8
Potaro-Siparuni 99.9 98.8 97.8 96.7 89.0 81.3 73.6 75.3 77.0 78.8 80.5 82.2 76.6 71.0 65.4 59.8 54.2 48.6
Upper Demerara-Berbice 30.7 27.6 24.6 21.5 18.5 15.4 12.4 11.5 10.6 9.76 8.90 8.04 6.96 5.88 4.81 3.73 2.65 1.77
Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo 87.3 85.8 84.3 82.8 81.3 79.8 78.3 77.8 77.4 76.9 76.4 75.9 72.0 68.1 64.2 60.3 56.4 52.4
Lighter numbers are estimates