Sri Lanka - Poverty gap

Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%)

Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Sri Lanka was 0.10 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 2.80 in 1985, while its lowest value was 0.10 in 2016.

Definition: Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $1.90 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence. 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 2.80
1990 1.60
1995 1.70
2002 1.50
2006 0.70
2009 0.50
2012 0.30
2016 0.10

Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%)

The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Sri Lanka was 2.10 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13.90 in 1985 and a minimum value of 2.10 in 2016.

Definition: Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $3.20 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.

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 13.90
1990 11.70
1995 11.50
2002 10.30
2006 6.10
2009 4.30
2012 3.40
2016 2.10

Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%)

The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Sri Lanka was 12.30 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36.30 in 1985 and a minimum value of 12.30 in 2016.

Definition: Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $5.50 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.

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 36.30
1990 34.60
1995 32.80
2002 29.50
2006 22.50
2009 19.30
2012 16.50
2016 12.30

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Poverty rates