Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor was 74.2% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 74.2% for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 31.9% on the previous year and up 275.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Sri Lanka peaked at 74.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2009.
That places Sri Lanka 14th out of 26 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 22.7% | — |
| 2009 | 19.7% | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 22.6% | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 56.2% | +149.1% |
| 2019 | 74.2% | +31.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.2% | 19.7% | 22.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 22.6% | 74.2% | 3 |
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- 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 (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Sri Lanka?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Sri Lanka was 74.2% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2009.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor?
- Sri Lanka ranks 14th out of 26 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 275.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap