Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 1.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 1.7% for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 113.9% on the previous year and up 207.3% 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 17th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +106.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -18.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -29.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +21.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -34.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +95.6% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +68.2% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +45.9% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +21.0% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | +81.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -90.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -43.6% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +261.3% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -24.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -35.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +12.9% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | +113.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 5.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7%, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 5 |
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)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (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)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 10.32 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 30.43 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.4% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
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 1.7% in 2024, 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 17th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 207.3%. 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).