Sri Lanka has made strong progress in reducing poverty and sharing prosperity among the less well-off in recent years. The poverty rate using the World Bank's 3.20 Dollars poverty line (in 2011 purchasing power parity) declined from 16.2 percent in 2012/13 to 11 percent in 2016, a reduction that compares favorably to regional peers. Extreme poverty is almost eliminated. Gains were also made in nonmonetary measures of welfare, including access to basic...
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Sri Lanka Poverty Update : Background Report to Sri Lanka Poverty Assessment
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Kim,Yeon Soo; Paffhausen,Anna Luisa.
Sri Lanka Poverty Update : Background Report to Sri Lanka Poverty Assessment (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/703091634229318506