Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (PPP) in Spain

Spain: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (PPP) was 1.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
77th
of 120 countries
All-time high
2.0%
in 1993
All-time low
0.7%
in 2007
Years of data
32
1980–2023

Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (PPP) in Spain, 1980–2023

0.511.521980200120231980: 1.7 % of population1985: 1.2 % of population1990: 1 % of population1993: 2 % of population1994: 2 % of population1995: 2 % of population1996: 2 % of population1997: 1.7 % of population1998: 1.2 % of population1999: 1 % of population2000: 1.1 % of population2003: 1.2 % of population2004: 1.3 % of population2005: 1.1 % of population2006: 1.1 % of population2007: 0.7 % of population2008: 0.9 % of population2009: 1.1 % of population2010: 1.1 % of population2011: 1.7 % of population2012: 1.6 % of population2013: 1.7 % of population2014: 1.5 % of population2015: 1.5 % of population2016: 1.7 % of population2017: 1.1 % of population2018: 1.2 % of population2019: 1.2 % of population2020: 1.5 % of population2021: 0.9 % of population2022: 1 % of population2023: 1 % of population

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in % of population.

Analysis

In 2023, poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (ppp) in Spain stood at 1.0%.

That represents a change of down 41.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (ppp) in Spain peaked at 2.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2007.

Spain ranks 77th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (PPP) in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (PPP) (% of population) in Spain, 1980 to 2023.
Year % of population Change
1980 1.7%
1985 1.2% -29.4%
1990 1.0% -16.7%
1993 2.0% +100.0%
1994 2.0% +0.0%
1995 2.0% +0.0%
1996 2.0% +0.0%
1997 1.7% -15.0%
1998 1.2% -29.4%
1999 1.0% -16.7%
2000 1.1% +10.0%
2003 1.2% +9.1%
2004 1.3% +8.3%
2005 1.1% -15.4%
2006 1.1% +0.0%
2007 0.7% -36.4%
2008 0.9% +28.6%
2009 1.1% +22.2%
2010 1.1% +0.0%
2011 1.7% +54.5%
2012 1.6% -5.9%
2013 1.7% +6.2%
2014 1.5% -11.8%
2015 1.5% +0.0%
2016 1.7% +13.3%
2017 1.1% -35.3%
2018 1.2% +9.1%
2019 1.2% +0.0%
2020 1.5% +25.0%
2021 0.9% -40.0%
2022 1.0% +11.1%
2023 1.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.4% 1.2% 1.7% 2
1990s 1.6% 1.0% 2.0% 8
2000s 1.1% 0.7% 1.3% 8
2010s 1.4% 1.1% 1.7% 10
2020s 1.1% 0.9% 1.5% 4

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 74 Romania 1.3% compare
  2. 75 Lithuania 1.2% compare
  3. 75 Türkiye 1.2% compare
  4. 77 Australia 1.0% compare
  5. 77 Israel 1.0% compare
  6. 77 Italy 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (ppp) in Spain?
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (ppp) in Spain was 1.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (ppp) recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 1993.
What is the lowest poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (ppp) recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2007.
How does Spain rank for poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (ppp)?
Spain ranks 77th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (ppp) rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (PPP) (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (PPP) (% of population)
Unit
% of population
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
120 places, 2,250 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release