Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile was 19.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 19.0% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Sri Lanka peaked at 19.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2009.
Sri Lanka ranks 14th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 12.4% | — |
| 2009 | 11.2% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | +31.7% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | +27.7% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 11.2% | 12.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 14.7% | 19.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 11 Belarus 22.1% compare
- 12 South Africa 21.8% compare
- 13 Ecuador 21.0% compare
- 15 El Salvador 17.1% compare
- 16 Kyrgyzstan 16.1% compare
- 17 Mongolia 15.1% 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 headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Sri Lanka?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Sri Lanka was 19.0% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2009.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile?
- Sri Lanka ranks 14th out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.4%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount