Sri Lanka's official Poverty Line at National Level for March 2024 is Rs. 16,619. The Poverty Line represents the minimum expenditure incurred per person per month to fulfill basic needs.
Source: District Official Poverty Lines (January 2023 - March 2024) | Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka
Notes:
- Official Poverty Line was updated based on 2012/13 Household Income and Expenditure Survey.
- District official Poverty Lines have been re-estimated adjusting for price differences using the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) (Base: 2021=100).
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Source: Household Income and Expenditure Survey (as presented in Statistical Pocket Book 2023) | Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka
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Data Table
| Overall | District | Poor Houesholds (%) | Overall | District | Poverty Line (Rs.) *** | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Poverty Line * | Updated Poverty Line ** | |||||||||||
| 2006/07(a) | 2009/10(b) | 2012/13 | 2016 | 2019 | 2019 | 2012/13 | 2016 | 2019 | March 2023 | |||
Source: Household Income and Expenditure Survey (as presented in Statistical Pocket Book 2023) & District Official Poverty Lines (January 2023 - March 2024) | Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka
Notes:
* Old poverty line (Based on 2002 HIES) is adjusted for price differences using CCPI for the other survey years.
** Updated poverty line (Based on 2012/13 HIES) is adjusted for price differences using NCPI for the survey year 2019.
(a) Exclude Northern Province and Trincomalee district
(b) Exclude Mannar,Killinochchi and Mullaitivu districts
*** Official Poverty Line was updated based on 2012/13 Household Income and Expenditure Survey.
*** District official Poverty Lines have been re-estimated adjusting for price differences using the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) (Base: 2021=100).