Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Sri Lanka, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0% for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in 2024.
The figure is down 40.0% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2019.
Sri Lanka ranks 100th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +71.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -66.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +275.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +135.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -35.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -46.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +35.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -31.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -38.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -28.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +66.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -60.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +75.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -40.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.1%, 38% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +275.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More poverty & inequality data for Sri Lanka
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.97 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,804 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 25.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 9.85 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 9.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Sri Lanka?
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Sri Lanka was 0.0% in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- Sri Lanka ranks 100th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI).