| Subject | English | Spanish |
| econ. | basic needs | necesidades fundamentales |
| polit. | basic needs | necesidades esenciales |
| polit. | basic needs Includes certain minimum requirements of a family for private consumption (adequate food, shelter, clothing, household equipment and furniture) and essential services provided by and for the community at large (safe drinking water, sanitation, public transport and health, educational and cultural facilities) | necesidades esenciales |
| tech. | basic needs | necesidades básicas |
| IMF. | basic needs poverty line | línea de pobreza basada en necesidades básicas insatisfechas |
| econ., polit., loc.name. | SAARC 2000: A Basic Needs Perspective | SAARC 2000: Perspectiva de necesidades básicas |