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

Sri Lanka: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st was 3.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
3.5%
Change on year
down 19.2%
World rank
16th
of 25 countries
All-time high
4.3%
in 2016
All-time low
1.2%
in 2012
Years of data
5
2006–2019

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

12342006201220192006: 2.52009: 2.62012: 1.22016: 4.32019: 3.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Sri Lanka stood at 3.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.2% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Sri Lanka peaked at 4.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2012.

Sri Lanka ranks 16th of 25 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) -urban in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 2.5%
2009 2.6% +4.6%
2012 1.2% -54.8%
2016 4.3% +267.0%
2019 3.5% -19.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.5% 2.5% 2.6% 2
2010s 3.0% 1.2% 4.3% 3

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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 3.5% 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 4.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2012.
How does Sri Lanka rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st?
Sri Lanka ranks 16th out of 25 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 34.2%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 211 data points, 2004–2022
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