Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st was 4.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2019, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Sri Lanka stood at 4.5%.
That represents a change of down 17.7% on the previous year and up 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Sri Lanka peaked at 5.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2012.
Sri Lanka ranks 30th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2.6% | — |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -29.2% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | +164.8% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.0% | 5.4% | 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 headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Sri Lanka?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Sri Lanka was 4.5% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2012.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st?
- Sri Lanka ranks 30th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.3%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount