Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile was 39.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Sri Lanka is 39.9%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Sri Lanka peaked at 40.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 2009.
That places Sri Lanka 11th out of 36 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 30.3% | — |
| 2009 | 24.7% | -18.3% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | +25.5% |
| 2016 | 40.0% | +28.8% |
| 2019 | 39.9% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.5% | 24.7% | 30.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 37.0% | 31.1% | 40.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 9 Georgia 46.3% compare
- 10 Kyrgyzstan 44.7% compare
- 12 South Africa 36.8% compare
- 13 Mongolia 36.4% compare
- 14 Belarus 36.0% 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 39.9% 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 40.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 2009.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile?
- Sri Lanka ranks 11th out of 36 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 61.4%. 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). 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