World Data Atlas Topics Poverty and Equity Poverty Rate

The poverty rate in Sri Lanka

4.1 % in 2016

Between 2002 and 2016, poverty rate of Sri Lanka was declining at a moderating rate to shrink from 22.7 % in 2002 to 4.1 % in 2016.

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The poverty rate in Asia
Afghanistan 54.5 % in 2016 WB
Tajikistan 30.3 % in 2016 WB
Mongolia 29.6 % in 2016 WB
Bangladesh 24.3 % in 2016 WB
Georgia 22 % in 2016 WB
Bhutan 12 % in 2012 WB
Maldives 8.2 % in 2016 WB
Azerbaijan 6 % in 2012 WB
China 4.5 % in 2016 WB
Poverty and equity in Sri Lanka
$1.90 a day 0.9 % in 2016 WB
$3.20 a day 11 % in 2016 WB
$5.50 a day 42 % in 2016 WB
Number of Poor 0.2 millions in 2016 WB
Poverty Gap 0.1 % in 2016 WB