Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All was 0.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
down 61.5%
World rank
22nd
of 36 countries
All-time high
4.4%
in 2006
All-time low
0.4%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2006–2019

Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019

012342006201220192006: 4.42009: 1.92012: 12016: 0.9122019: 0.351

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all in Sri Lanka stood at 0.4%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 61.5% on the previous year and down 81.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all in Sri Lanka peaked at 4.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2019.

That places Sri Lanka 22nd out of 36 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Private Transfers in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 4.4%
2009 1.9% -56.9%
2012 1.0% -47.2%
2016 0.9% -9.7%
2019 0.4% -61.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.2% 1.9% 4.4% 2
2010s 0.8% 0.4% 1.0% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all in Sri Lanka?
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all in Sri Lanka was 0.4% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2006.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
How does Sri Lanka rank for beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all?
Sri Lanka ranks 22nd out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
Is beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 81.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Private Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Private Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 346 data points, 2002–2023
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population