Sri Lanka - Poverty headcount ratio
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Sri Lanka was 0.90 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14.10 in 1985 and a minimum value of 0.90 in 2016.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 14.10 |
| 1990 | 9.30 |
| 1995 | 9.50 |
| 2002 | 8.80 |
| 2006 | 4.40 |
| 2009 | 2.80 |
| 2012 | 1.90 |
| 2016 | 0.90 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Sri Lanka was 11.00 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 46.80 in 1985 and a minimum value of 11.00 in 2016.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.20 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 46.80 |
| 1990 | 44.50 |
| 1995 | 42.70 |
| 2002 | 37.80 |
| 2006 | 25.70 |
| 2009 | 19.90 |
| 2012 | 16.20 |
| 2016 | 11.00 |
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)
Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty lines. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.
Source: World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 22.70 |
| 2006 | 15.20 |
| 2009 | 8.90 |
| 2012 | 6.70 |
| 2016 | 4.10 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Sri Lanka was 42.00 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 81.90 in 1985 and a minimum value of 42.00 in 2016.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 81.90 |
| 1990 | 81.40 |
| 1995 | 76.10 |
| 2002 | 70.10 |
| 2006 | 61.00 |
| 2009 | 57.90 |
| 2012 | 51.70 |
| 2016 | 42.00 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
