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
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 3.3% | 6.6% | 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 (%) - 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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Poverty headcount reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount