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 73.20%, a 19.1% decline from 2002.
- Lesotho poverty rate for 2002 was 92.30%, a 14.2% increase from 1994.
- Lesotho poverty rate for 1994 was 78.10%, a 6.7% decline from 1986.
- Lesotho poverty rate for 1986 was 84.80%, a 84.8% increase from .
| Lesotho Poverty Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
% Under US $5.50 Per Day |
Change |
| 2017 |
73.20% |
-19.10% |
| 2002 |
92.30% |
14.20% |
| 1994 |
78.10% |
-6.70% |
| 1986 |
84.80% |
-6.70% |
