Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 25.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Sri Lanka is 25.6%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Sri Lanka peaked at 25.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2009.
Sri Lanka ranks 19th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 18.5% | — |
| 2009 | 16.7% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | +21.4% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | +16.8% |
| 2019 | 25.6% | +7.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 25.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.8%, 69% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.6% | 16.7% | 18.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 20.3% | 25.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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 insurance -1st quintile in Sri Lanka?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Sri Lanka was 25.6% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2009.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
- Sri Lanka ranks 19th out of 31 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.8%. 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 Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Social Insurance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap