Lesotho Poverty Rate 1986-2020
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 73.10%, a 18.9% decline from 2002.
- Lesotho poverty rate for 2002 was 92.00%, a 14.2% increase from 1994.
- Lesotho poverty rate for 1994 was 77.80%, a 6.8% decline from 1986.
- Lesotho poverty rate for 1986 was 84.60%, a 84.6% increase from .
| Lesotho Poverty Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
% Under US $5.50 Per Day |
Change |
| 2017 |
73.10% |
-18.90% |
| 2002 |
92.00% |
14.20% |
| 1994 |
77.80% |
-6.80% |
| 1986 |
84.60% |
-6.80% |
