Population below $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 a day at 2011 international prices.
| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivia | 7.0 | 28.6 | 19.2 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 6.9 | 5.7 | |
| Colombia | 16.8 | 9.8 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.0 | |
| Mexico | 9.0 | 6.6 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 | |||
| Peru | 16.4 | 15.4 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.7 | |
| Panama | 12.3 | 9.9 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | |
| Brazil | 21.5 | 8.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | ||
| Ecuador | 28.4 | 11.8 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 2.6 | |
| Paraguay | 1.0 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 2.2 | |
| Argentina | 6.8 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | |
| Uruguay | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| Chile | 7.9 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | ||||
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 13.9 |