Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 22.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 22.3% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.9% on the previous year and up 121.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Sri Lanka peaked at 22.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2012.
Sri Lanka ranks 26th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 13.7% | — |
| 2009 | 10.0% | -27.0% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | +88.3% |
| 2019 | 22.3% | +18.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9% | 10.0% | 13.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 9.9% | 22.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 23 Dominican Republic 26.4% compare
- 24 Kyrgyzstan 24.2% compare
- 25 Serbia 23.3% compare
- 27 El Salvador 19.4% compare
- 28 Türkiye 16.7% compare
- 29 Honduras 10.3% compare
More work & labour data for Sri Lanka
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5555 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5407 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5702 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,575 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14,218 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 10,672 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 10,578 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 21,249 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Sri Lanka?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Sri Lanka was 22.3% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2012.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
- Sri Lanka ranks 26th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap