Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile was 24.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
24.9%
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
9th
of 31 countries
All-time high
24.9%
in 2019
All-time low
12.6%
in 2009
Years of data
5
2006–2019

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019

05101520252006201220192006: 15.4 poorest2009: 12.6 poorest2012: 18.4 poorest2016: 22.3 poorest2019: 24.9 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2019, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Sri Lanka stood at 24.9%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 97.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Sri Lanka peaked at 24.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2009.

That places Sri Lanka 9th out of 31 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2019.
Year poorest Change
2006 15.4%
2009 12.6% -18.4%
2012 18.4% +46.5%
2016 22.3% +21.1%
2019 24.9% +11.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.0% 12.6% 15.4% 2
2010s 21.9% 18.4% 24.9% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Sri Lanka?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Sri Lanka was 24.9% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 24.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2009.
How does Sri Lanka rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile?
Sri Lanka ranks 9th out of 31 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 97.5%. 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 data points, 2003–2023
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