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 84.40%, a 3.7% decline from 2007.
- Lao PDR poverty rate for 2007 was 88.10%, a 3.7% decline from 2002.
- Lao PDR poverty rate for 2002 was 91.80%, a 2.8% decline from 1997.
- Lao PDR poverty rate for 1997 was 94.60%, a 4.8% increase from 1992.
| Lao PDR Poverty Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
% Under US $5.50 Per Day |
Change |
| 2012 |
84.40% |
-3.70% |
| 2007 |
88.10% |
-3.70% |
| 2002 |
91.80% |
-2.80% |
| 1997 |
94.60% |
4.80% |
| 1992 |
89.80% |
4.80% |
