Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 0.8% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Lesotho, 2000–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.8% for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.9% on the previous year and down 85.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Lesotho peaked at 5.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2015.
Lesotho ranks 42nd of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 0.3% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More poverty & inequality data for Lesotho
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.69 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 804.1 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.4% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.534 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.225 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.225 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.24 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 31.2% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.5143 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Lesotho?
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Lesotho was 0.8% in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- Lesotho ranks 42nd out of 148 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI)