Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile was 24.5% in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
24.5%
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
18th
of 32 countries
All-time high
24.5%
in 2019
All-time low
17.4%
in 2009
Years of data
5
2006–2019

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019

05101520252006201220192006: 17.8 poorest2009: 17.4 poorest2012: 20.6 poorest2016: 23.2 poorest2019: 24.5 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2019, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Sri Lanka stood at 24.5%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Sri Lanka peaked at 24.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2009.

That places Sri Lanka 18th out of 32 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.6% 17.4% 17.8% 2
2010s 22.7% 20.6% 24.5% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Sri Lanka?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Sri Lanka was 24.5% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2009.
How does Sri Lanka rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
Sri Lanka ranks 18th out of 32 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. 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 (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap