Extreme poverty rate in Sri Lanka
2.7% of people in Sri Lanka lived on less than $3.00 a day in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1985.
The latest value for Sri Lanka is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2021.
Sri Lanka, 2019
2.7%
Change from 2016
−1.1percentage points
World, 2024
10.1%
Extreme poverty rate in Sri Lanka over time
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The chart loads when you scroll to it. The table below shows the same data.
The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sri Lanka | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 10.1% |
| 2023 | – | 10.5% |
| 2022 | – | 10.9% |
| 2021 | – | 11.3% |
| 2020 | – | 11.4% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | – |
| 2018 | – | 11.1% |
| 2017 | – | 11.8% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | 12.6% |
| 2015 | – | 13.4% |
| 2014 | – | 14.5% |
| 2013 | – | 15.5% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | 17.8% |
| 2011 | – | 19.1% |
| 2010 | – | 21.0% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | 23.1% |
| 2008 | – | 24.1% |
| 2007 | – | 25.3% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | 27.0% |
| 2005 | – | 28.3% |
| 2004 | – | 30.3% |
| 2003 | – | 32.2% |
| 2002 | 20.7% | 33.7% |
| 2001 | – | 35.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 3.8% in 2016, a change of −1.1 percentage points.
- Since 1985, when it was 28.2%, the figure has changed by −25.5 percentage points.
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14.3%
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Prevalence of undernourishment
4.9%
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Gini index
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Income share held by the richest 10%
30.8%
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Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP)
11.5%
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Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP)
53.3%
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