Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile was 22.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2019, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Sri Lanka stood at 22.2%.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Sri Lanka peaked at 25.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2006.
That places Sri Lanka 22nd out of 34 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 14.7% | — |
| 2009 | 20.6% | +39.9% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | +25.6% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | +2.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 22.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.5%, 58% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.6% | 14.7% | 20.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 21.7% | 25.8% | 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 22.2% 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 25.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2006.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile?
- Sri Lanka ranks 22nd out of 34 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 8.0%. 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) -urban. 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