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

Sri Lanka: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st was 6.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
6.6%
Change on year
up 37.4%
World rank
26th
of 31 countries
All-time high
6.6%
in 2019
All-time low
3.3%
in 2012
Years of data
5
2006–2019

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

02462006201220192006: 4.72009: 4.82012: 3.32016: 4.82019: 6.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 6.6% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 37.4% on the previous year and up 39.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Sri Lanka peaked at 6.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2012.

That places Sri Lanka 26th out of 31 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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) -urban in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 4.7%
2009 4.8% +1.7%
2012 3.3% -31.2%
2016 4.8% +47.4%
2019 6.6% +37.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.7% 4.7% 4.8% 2
2010s 4.9% 3.3% 6.6% 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 6.6% 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 6.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2012.
How does Sri Lanka rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st?
Sri Lanka ranks 26th out of 31 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 39.4%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 316 data points, 2003–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount