WB fixed it in terms of constant International $, with base year 2005 - if I can remember correctly. So it's already inflation adjusted because it's at constant

WB fixed it in terms of constant International $, with base year 2005 - if I can remember correctly. So it's already inflation adjusted because it's at constant prices and not nominal prices. Having said that, in most developing countries, being on the poverty line would mean that you have just enough for clothing and feeding yourself. Nevertheless, it's exciting to see millions graduating out of it in just a decade. Specially for me, because I'm Indian. http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.DDAY http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.DDAY Population below $1.25 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.25 a day at 2005 international prices Also you might find this interesting - http://econ.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/EXTRESEARCH/0,,contentMDK:22510787~pagePK:64165401~piPK:64165026~theSitePK:469382,00.html http://econ.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/EXTRESEARCH... Moreover, the choice between $1.00 a day and $1.25 a day (or even higher lines) makes no difference to the Bank’s claim that measures of absolute poverty have fallen in the developing world over 1981-2005.