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 2018 was 70.40%, a 8.3% decline from 2012.
- Lao PDR poverty rate for 2012 was 78.70%, a 9.5% decline from 2007.
- Lao PDR poverty rate for 2007 was 88.20%, a 3.7% decline from 2002.
- Lao PDR poverty rate for 2002 was 91.90%, a 2.7% decline from 1997.
| Lao PDR Poverty Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
% Under US $5.50 Per Day |
Change |
| 2018 |
70.40% |
-8.30% |
| 2012 |
78.70% |
-9.50% |
| 2007 |
88.20% |
-3.70% |
| 2002 |
91.90% |
-2.70% |
| 1997 |
94.60% |
4.50% |
| 1992 |
90.10% |
4.50% |
