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

Sri Lanka: Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Private was 0.6% in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
up 23.9%
World rank
30th
of 36 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 2006
All-time low
0.4%
in 2016
Years of data
5
2006–2019

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

0.40.60.811.21.42006201220192006: 1.4 preT2009: 0.682 preT2012: 0.453 preT2016: 0.446 preT2019: 0.553 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.6% for benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all private in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.9% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all private in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2016.

Sri Lanka ranks 30th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Private Transfers (preT) in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2019.
Year preT Change
2006 1.4%
2009 0.7% -51.5%
2012 0.5% -33.6%
2016 0.4% -1.5%
2019 0.6% +23.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.0% 0.7% 1.4% 2
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 27 Dominican Republic 0.7% compare
  2. 28 Türkiye 0.6% compare
  3. 29 Paraguay 0.6% compare
  4. 31 Thailand 0.5% compare
  5. 32 Peru 0.4% compare
  6. 33 Republic of Moldova 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all private in Sri Lanka?
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all private in Sri Lanka was 0.6% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all private recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2006.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all private recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
How does Sri Lanka rank for benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all private?
Sri Lanka ranks 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all private rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. 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 Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Private Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Private Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 data points, 2002–2023
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Percentage of benefits going to the extreme poor (those below $125 a day) relative to the total benefits going to the population