Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor was 19.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
19.2%
Change on year
up 10.6%
World rank
27th
of 36 countries
All-time high
19.2%
in 2019
All-time low
12.3%
in 2009
Years of data
5
2006–2019

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

051015202006201220192006: 13.92009: 12.32012: 13.62016: 17.32019: 19.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Sri Lanka stood at 19.2%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and up 56.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Sri Lanka peaked at 19.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2009.

Sri Lanka ranks 27th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 13.9%
2009 12.3% -11.6%
2012 13.6% +11.2%
2016 17.3% +27.3%
2019 19.2% +10.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.1% 12.3% 13.9% 2
2010s 16.7% 13.6% 19.2% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Sri Lanka?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Sri Lanka was 19.2% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2009.
How does Sri Lanka rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
Sri Lanka ranks 27th out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.6%. 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 Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 data points, 2002–2023
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