Lesotho Poverty Rate 1986-2024
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 81.00%, a 14.1% decline from 2002.
- Lesotho poverty rate for 2002 was 95.10%, a 12.3% increase from 1994.
- Lesotho poverty rate for 1994 was 82.80%, a 6.2% decline from 1986.
- Lesotho poverty rate for 1986 was 89.00%, a 89% increase from .
| Lesotho Poverty Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
% Under US $5.50 Per Day |
Change |
| 2017 |
81.00% |
-14.10% |
| 2002 |
95.10% |
12.30% |
| 1994 |
82.80% |
-6.20% |
| 1986 |
89.00% |
-6.20% |
