Poverty & Inequality in Sri Lanka 96 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Sri Lanka. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys 2025 down 33.3% 76th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person 2025 down 35.7% 100th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP 2025 down 47.9% 96th Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.97 live births per woman 2023 down 9.4% 118th Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,804 kg per hectare 2023 down 0.8% 71st Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 9.1% 90th Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 25.42 % change on previous year 2023 up 263.5% 14th Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 9.85 2023 down 4.1% 160th Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 9.8% 2023 down 4.1% 160th Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 12.2% 134th Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 32.5 % change on previous year 2023 up 10,301.1% 5th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Gender Inequality Index 0.367 2023 down 5.2% 78th Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 14.7% 2023 up 4.4% 138th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0829 2023 down 8.5% 184th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0829 2023 down 8.5% 184th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1045 2023 down 11.2% 169th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 2.7% 2019 down 65.4% 50th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.4% 2019 down 73.3% 65th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 11.5% 2019 down 52.5% 44th Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 53.3% 2019 down 24.8% 37th Prosperity gap 4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2019 down 23.1% 43rd Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3658 2023 down 9.2% 48th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 2.2% 2019 down 60.0% 48th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 22.8% 2019 down 11.3% 52nd Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 17.6% 2019 down 37.1% 40th Population living in slums 44.7% 2022 down 15.6% 46th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.63 2023 up 5.2% 80th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.63 2023 up 5.2% 80th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.63 2023 up 5.2% 80th Proportion of population below international poverty line 2.7% 2019 down 65.4% 52nd Three metrics of inequality 59.11 2016 down 2.5% 35th Gini coefficient (before tax) 0.5911 2016 down 2.5% 35th Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 73.58 2023 up 12.9% 115th Income share held by second 20% 11.1% 2019 down 4.3% 82nd Income share held by third 20% 15.0% 2019 down 2.0% 95th Income share held by fourth 20% 20.8% 2019 down 1.0% 110th Income share held by highest 20% 45.7% 2019 up 2.9% 37th Income share held by highest 10% 30.8% 2019 up 4.1% 30th Income share held by lowest 10% 3.1% 2019 down 6.1% 39th Income share held by lowest 20% 7.4% 2019 down 5.1% 54th Gini index 37.7 2019 up 4.4% 43rd Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 9.4% 2019 up 20.5% 88th Total shortfall from extreme poverty 98.27 million international-$ in 2021 prices 2019 down 70.9% 58th Poverty gap index at $3 a day 0.4% 2019 down 72.3% 65th Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0.0332 2024 down 23.1% 106th Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank 0.5766 2016 down 2.7% 26th Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.5766 2016 down 2.7% 26th Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 0.0% 2024 down 25.0% 100th Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data 11,418 2017 up 75.9% 84th Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) 49.0% 2016 down 1.4% 28th Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) 20.5% 2016 down 3.8% 17th Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social 26.1% 2016 up 113.1% 59th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 2.7% 2019 down 65.3% 48th Income inequality vs. GDP per capita 0.3766 2019 up 4.5% 38th Total population living in extreme poverty by world region 589,870 people 2019 down 63.7% 47th Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day 2.7% 2019 down 65.3% 48th How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 2.7% 2019 down 65.3% 48th Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index 2.7% 2019 down 65.3% 48th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 7.57 million people 2019 up 79.2% 56th Page 1 of 2 Next →