Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile was 41.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
41.2%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
11th
of 35 countries
All-time high
41.2%
in 2019
All-time low
24.6%
in 2009
Years of data
5
2006–2019

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019

0102030402006201220192006: 30.82009: 24.62012: 32.22016: 40.72019: 41.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 41.2% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 67.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Sri Lanka peaked at 41.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 2009.

Sri Lanka ranks 11th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 30.8%
2009 24.6% -20.0%
2012 32.2% +30.9%
2016 40.7% +26.1%
2019 41.2% +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.7% 24.6% 30.8% 2
2010s 38.0% 32.2% 41.2% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Sri Lanka?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Sri Lanka was 41.2% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 2009.
How does Sri Lanka rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile?
Sri Lanka ranks 11th out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 67.3%. 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 Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 334 data points, 2002–2023
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