Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st was 37.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
37.0%
Change on year
up 8.8%
World rank
23rd
of 37 countries
All-time high
37.0%
in 2019
All-time low
24.1%
in 2009
Years of data
5
2006–2019

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019

0102030402006201220192006: 26.3 poorest2009: 24.1 poorest2012: 26.5 poorest2016: 34 poorest2019: 37 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 37.0% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 53.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Sri Lanka peaked at 37.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2009.

Sri Lanka ranks 23rd of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2019.
Year poorest Change
2006 26.3%
2009 24.1% -8.2%
2012 26.5% +9.8%
2016 34.0% +28.2%
2019 37.0% +8.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.2% 24.1% 26.3% 2
2010s 32.5% 26.5% 37.0% 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 20 Costa Rica 44.1% compare
  2. 21 Panama 40.8% compare
  3. 22 Mexico 40.0% compare
  4. 24 Thailand 34.3% compare
  5. 25 Ecuador 31.4% compare
  6. 26 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 31.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Sri Lanka?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Sri Lanka was 37.0% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2009.
How does Sri Lanka rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st?
Sri Lanka ranks 23rd out of 37 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.3%. 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 Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
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