Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor was 11.51 in 2019. βΌ Falling
Latest (2019)
11.51
Change on year
down 18.3%
World rank
42nd
of 120 countries
All-time high
52.28
in 1985
All-time low
11.51
in 2019
Years of data
9
1985β2019
Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Sri Lanka, 1985β2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Sri Lanka stood at 11.51. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 18.3% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Sri Lanka peaked at 52.28 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 11.51, in 2019.
Sri Lanka ranks 42nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.28 | 52.28 | 52.28 | 1 |
| 1990s | 49.3 | 48 | 50.59 | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.28 | 24.17 | 42.5 | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.23 | 11.51 | 20.09 | 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 poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Sri Lanka?
- Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Sri Lanka was 11.51 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 52.28 in 1985.
- What is the lowest share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.51 in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor?
- Sri Lanka ranks 42nd out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. 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 poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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