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

Sri Lanka: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st was 12.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
12.0%
Change on year
up 11.7%
World rank
11th
of 30 countries
All-time high
12.0%
in 2019
All-time low
5.5%
in 2006
Years of data
5
2006–2019

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

02.557.51012.52006201220192006: 5.52009: 5.62012: 8.92016: 10.72019: 12

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Sri Lanka stood at 12.0%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.7% on the previous year and up 113.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Sri Lanka peaked at 12.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2006.

Sri Lanka ranks 11th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 5.5%
2009 5.6% +2.5%
2012 8.9% +59.1%
2016 10.7% +19.9%
2019 12.0% +11.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.6% 5.5% 5.6% 2
2010s 10.5% 8.9% 12.0% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Sri Lanka?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Sri Lanka was 12.0% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2006.
How does Sri Lanka rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st?
Sri Lanka ranks 11th out of 30 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 113.0%. 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 295 data points, 2003–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount