Income share held by the richest 10% in Lesotho
The richest 10% of people in Lesotho received 32.9% of total income or consumption in 2017.
The latest value for Lesotho is for 2017. Most countries have figures for 2021.
Lesotho, 2017
32.9%
Change from 2002
−5.3percentage points
Income share held by the richest 10% in Lesotho over time
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Lesotho
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% of total income or consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Lesotho |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 32.9% |
| 2002 | 38.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 38.2% in 2002, a change of −5.3 percentage points.
- Since 1986, when it was 43.6%, the figure has changed by −10.7 percentage points.