Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 7.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
7.5%
Change on year
up 28.8%
World rank
13th
of 26 countries
All-time high
7.5%
in 2019
All-time low
3.0%
in 2012
Years of data
5
2006–2019

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

024682006201220192006: 5.6 poorest2009: 4 poorest2012: 3 poorest2016: 5.8 poorest2019: 7.5 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 7.5% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.8% on the previous year and up 88.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Sri Lanka peaked at 7.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2012.

Sri Lanka ranks 13th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2019.
Year poorest Change
2006 5.6%
2009 4.0% -28.5%
2012 3.0% -24.4%
2016 5.8% +93.0%
2019 7.5% +28.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.8% 4.0% 5.6% 2
2010s 5.4% 3.0% 7.5% 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 10 Republic of Moldova 11.3% compare
  2. 11 Argentina 11.2%
  3. 12 Kyrgyzstan 8.1% compare
  4. 14 Kosovo 7.1% compare
  5. 14 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 7.1% compare
  6. 16 Peru 6.2%

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Sri Lanka?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Sri Lanka was 7.5% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2012.
How does Sri Lanka rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
Sri Lanka ranks 13th out of 26 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 88.0%. 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount