Lesotho Poverty Rate 1986-2021
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.
- Lesotho poverty rate for 2017 was 73.70%, a 18.5% decline from 2002.
- Lesotho poverty rate for 2002 was 92.20%, a 14% increase from 1994.
- Lesotho poverty rate for 1994 was 78.20%, a 6.8% decline from 1986.
- Lesotho poverty rate for 1986 was 85.00%, a 85% increase from .
| Lesotho Poverty Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
% Under US $5.50 Per Day |
Change |
| 2017 |
73.70% |
-18.50% |
| 2002 |
92.20% |
14.00% |
| 1994 |
78.20% |
-6.80% |
| 1986 |
85.00% |
-6.80% |
