Population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household was 0.1% in 2016. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2016)
0.1%
World rank
21st
of 38 countries
All-time high
1.2%
in 2005
All-time low
0.1%
in 2016
Years of data
5
2005–2016

Population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household in Sri Lanka, 2005–2016

0.250.50.7511.22005201020162005: 1.22006: 0.742009: 0.282012: 0.352016: 0.13

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.1% for population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 82.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.

That places Sri Lanka 21st out of 38 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

Population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household health expenditures (%, national, rural, urban) in Sri Lanka, 2005 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2005 1.2%
2006 0.7% -36.2%
2009 0.3% -62.2%
2012 0.3% +25.0%
2016 0.1% -62.9%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 0.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.3% 1.2% 3
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 2

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 19 Albania 0.2% compare
  2. 20 Estonia 0.1%
  3. 22 Russian Federation 0.1%
  4. 22 Türkiye 0.1% compare
  5. 24 Serbia 0.0% compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household in Sri Lanka?
Population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household in Sri Lanka was 0.1% in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2005.
What is the lowest population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
How does Sri Lanka rank for population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household?
Sri Lanka ranks 21st out of 38 countries with data for 2016.
Is population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 82.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household health expenditures (%, national, rural, urban). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household health expenditures (%, national, rural, urban)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
38 places, 401 data points, 1992–2021
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