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

Sri Lanka: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st was 11.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
11.0%
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
18th
of 31 countries
All-time high
11.0%
in 2019
All-time low
7.7%
in 2009
Years of data
5
2006–2019

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

02.557.5102006201220192006: 8.62009: 7.72012: 9.22016: 10.52019: 11

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st in Sri Lanka stood at 11.0%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st in Sri Lanka peaked at 11.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2009.

Sri Lanka ranks 18th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.2% 7.7% 8.6% 2
2010s 10.2% 9.2% 11.0% 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 16 Chile 35.5% compare
  2. 17 Costa Rica 18.7% compare
  3. 19 Pakistan 10.0% compare
  4. 20 Viet Nam 8.7% compare
  5. 21 Thailand 8.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st in Sri Lanka?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st in Sri Lanka was 11.0% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2009.
How does Sri Lanka rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st?
Sri Lanka ranks 18th out of 31 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. 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 (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 292 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount