Sri Lanka Poverty Rate 1985-2023

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.
  • Sri Lanka poverty rate for 2016 was 52.80%, a 8.7% decline from 2012.
  • Sri Lanka poverty rate for 2012 was 61.50%, a 5.9% decline from 2009.
  • Sri Lanka poverty rate for 2009 was 67.40%, a 2% decline from 2006.
  • Sri Lanka poverty rate for 2006 was 69.40%, a 7.4% decline from 2002.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
India 88.70%
Bangladesh 86.90%
Ghana 78.50%
Eswatini 78.10%
Kyrgyz Republic 71.30%
Indonesia 68.30%
Georgia 56.30%
Sri Lanka 52.80%
Honduras 50.50%
Mongolia 41.90%
El Salvador 38.70%
Kosovo 35.00%
Vietnam 27.10%
Bolivia 22.00%
West Bank and Gaza 20.50%
Moldova 17.70%
Ukraine 15.40%
Sri Lanka Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2016 52.80% -8.70%
2012 61.50% -5.90%
2009 67.40% -2.00%
2006 69.40% -7.40%
2002 76.80% -5.70%
1995 82.50% -4.70%
1990 87.20% -0.40%
1985 87.60% -0.40%