Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 53.32 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
53.32
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
37th
of 120 countries
All-time high
89.3
in 1985
All-time low
53.32
in 2019
Years of data
9
1985–2019
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Sri Lanka, 1985–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Sri Lanka stood at 53.32. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Sri Lanka peaked at 89.3 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 53.32, in 2019.
Sri Lanka ranks 37th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 89.3 | — |
| 1990 | 88.92 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 84.54 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 78.92 | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 72.22 | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 70.88 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 64.89 | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 56.62 | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 53.32 | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89.3 | 89.3 | 89.3 | 1 |
| 1990s | 86.73 | 84.54 | 88.92 | 2 |
| 2000s | 74.01 | 70.88 | 78.92 | 3 |
| 2010s | 58.28 | 53.32 | 64.89 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More poverty & inequality data for Sri Lanka
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.97 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,804 (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 revenues vs income inequality 9.85 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 32.5 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.367 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Sri Lanka?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Sri Lanka was 53.32 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3 in 1985.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.32 in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Sri Lanka ranks 37th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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