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Availability of Comparable Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Availability of Comparable Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day was 1 5 year moving average in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1 5 year moving average
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 217 countries
All-time high
1 5 year moving average
in 2006
All-time low
0 5 year moving average
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2023

Availability of Comparable Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day in Sri Lanka, 2004–2023

00.20.40.60.812004201320232004: 0 5 year moving average2005: 0 5 year moving average2006: 1 5 year moving average2007: 1 5 year moving average2008: 0.5 5 year moving average2009: 1 5 year moving average2010: 1 5 year moving average2011: 1 5 year moving average2012: 1 5 year moving average2013: 1 5 year moving average2014: 1 5 year moving average2015: 0.5 5 year moving average2016: 1 5 year moving average2017: 1 5 year moving average2018: 0.5 5 year moving average2019: 1 5 year moving average2020: 1 5 year moving average2021: 1 5 year moving average2022: 1 5 year moving average2023: 1 5 year moving average

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.

Analysis

In 2023, availability of comparable poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day in Sri Lanka stood at 1 5 year moving average. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, availability of comparable poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day in Sri Lanka peaked at 1 5 year moving average in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 5 year moving average, in 2004.

Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5833 5 year moving average 0 5 year moving average 1 5 year moving average 6
2010s 0.9 5 year moving average 0.5 5 year moving average 1 5 year moving average 10
2020s 1 5 year moving average 1 5 year moving average 1 5 year moving average 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is availability of comparable poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day in Sri Lanka?
Availability of comparable poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day in Sri Lanka was 1 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest availability of comparable poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 1 5 year moving average in 2006.
What is the lowest availability of comparable poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0 5 year moving average in 2004.
How does Sri Lanka rank for availability of comparable poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day?
Sri Lanka ranks 1st out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
Is availability of comparable poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of Availability of Comparable Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Availability of Comparable Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
217 places, 4,340 data points, 2004–2023
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