Lao PDR Poverty Rate 1992-2021
Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
- Lao PDR poverty rate for 2012 was 85.00%, a 3.7% decline from 2007.
- Lao PDR poverty rate for 2007 was 88.70%, a 3.6% decline from 2002.
- Lao PDR poverty rate for 2002 was 92.30%, a 2.6% decline from 1997.
- Lao PDR poverty rate for 1997 was 94.90%, a 4.7% increase from 1992.
| Lao PDR Poverty Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
% Under US $5.50 Per Day |
Change |
| 2012 |
85.00% |
-3.70% |
| 2007 |
88.70% |
-3.60% |
| 2002 |
92.30% |
-2.60% |
| 1997 |
94.90% |
4.70% |
| 1992 |
90.20% |
4.70% |
