Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 16.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
16.5%
Change on year
up 23.2%
World rank
15th
of 26 countries
All-time high
16.5%
in 2019
All-time low
6.3%
in 2012
Years of data
5
2006–2019

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019

0510152006201220192006: 11 poorest2009: 7.5 poorest2012: 6.3 poorest2016: 13.4 poorest2019: 16.5 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Sri Lanka is 16.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.2% on the previous year and up 120.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Sri Lanka peaked at 16.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2012.

Sri Lanka ranks 15th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2019.
Year poorest Change
2006 11.0%
2009 7.5% -32.2%
2012 6.3% -15.6%
2016 13.4% +112.5%
2019 16.5% +23.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.2% 7.5% 11.0% 2
2010s 12.1% 6.3% 16.5% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Sri Lanka?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Sri Lanka was 16.5% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2012.
How does Sri Lanka rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
Sri Lanka ranks 15th out of 26 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 120.9%. 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

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