The data compiled by the relevant government agencies in Sri Lanka shows that poverty in the country has declined steadily over the last few decades. Last Updated : 2024-05-16 21:51:00 ...

More Sri Lankans will slip into poverty this year, the World Bank has warned, as it urged the debt-ridden island nation to undertake urgent policy measures to address the high levels of debt, trim ...

In August 2024, the official poverty line, which is the minimum expenditure per person per month to fulfil his/her basic needs at the national level, was LKR 16,152 (USD 54.9, exchange rate 1 USD = ...

Poverty Surveyors in Sri Lanka Get Some Help From Satellites Orbiting the Earth. The World Bank is teaming with a Silicon Valley startup to test whether poverty can be measured using satellite images.

As Sri Lankans continue braving their worst economic crisis since Independence, urban poverty on the island has tripled in the last year, from 5% to 15 %, according to a recent World Bank report.Sri ...

For some girls in Sri Lanka's hill country, getting a period means having to skip classes unless their families can find money for sanitary pads.When 14- year-old Janani gets her period, she doesn ...

While 80% of Sri Lanka’s poor still live in rural areas, the poverty rate in urban areas has tripled since 2021, and half the population in estate areas is currently living below the poverty ...

According to data published by the World Bank in April 2023, national poverty in Sri Lanka is estimated to have doubled to 25 per cent in 2022 from 13.1 per cent in 2021, adding 2.5 million people ...

Many girls in Sri Lanka face period poverty. They struggle to afford sanitary pads. A survey shows many girls miss school due to this. The government is trying to help with vouchers.