Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor was 93.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
93.9%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
11th
of 35 countries
All-time high
93.9%
in 2019
All-time low
62.1%
in 2009
Years of data
5
2006–2019

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019

0204060801002006201220192006: 63.1 <$2.15 a day2009: 62.1 <$2.15 a day2012: 78.2 <$2.15 a day2016: 92.2 <$2.15 a day2019: 93.9 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 93.9% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 51.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor in Sri Lanka peaked at 93.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 62.1%, in 2009.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 62.6% 62.1% 63.1% 2
2010s 88.1% 78.2% 93.9% 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 8 Kyrgyzstan 95.6% compare
  2. 9 Kazakhstan 94.9% compare
  3. 10 Serbia 94.3% compare
  4. 12 Dominican Republic 93.7% compare
  5. 13 Kosovo 91.7% compare
  6. 14 Türkiye 91.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor in Sri Lanka?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor in Sri Lanka was 93.9% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 62.1% in 2009.
How does Sri Lanka rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor?
Sri Lanka ranks 11th out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.2%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 345 data points, 2002–2023
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