Sri Lanka: Poverty ratio

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 Sri Lanka

Poverty, percent of population

 Latest value 14.30
 Year 2019
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1990 - 2019
 Average 15.85
 Min - Max 4.10 - 28.80
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2019 is 14.3 percent, an increase from 4.1 percent in 2016. In comparison, the world average is 19.76 percent, based on data from 69 countries. Historically, the average for Sri Lanka from 1990 to 2019 is 15.85 percent. The minimum value, 4.1 percent, was reached in 2016 while the maximum of 28.8 percent was recorded in 1995. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.

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 Gini inequality index 37.70 2019 index points
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 Top 10 percent income share 30.80 2019 percent
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