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
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.7% | 24.6% | 30.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 32.2% | 41.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 8 Dominican Republic 51.7% compare
- 9 South Africa 47.3% compare
- 10 Kyrgyzstan 42.8% compare
- 12 Honduras 35.0% compare
- 13 Mexico 34.6% compare
- 14 Georgia 30.5% compare
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
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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Poverty gap reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap