Poverty headcount ratio at $1.9 PPP a day

14.5 (%) in 2012

Lao People’s Democratic Republic poverty rate was at level of 14.5 % in 2012, down from 25.7 % in 2007.

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Population below $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 a day at 2011 international prices.

Date Value Change, %
2012 14.5 -43.59%
2007 25.7 -19.81%
2002 32.1 -36.78%
1997 50.7 63.10%
1992 31.1