Sri Lanka LK: Income Share Held by Second 20%

1985 - 2016 | Yearly | % | World Bank

Sri Lanka LK: Income Share Held by Second 20% data was reported at 10.700 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 10.800 % for 2012. Sri Lanka LK: Income Share Held by Second 20% data is updated yearly, averaging 11.150 % from Dec 1985 (Median) to 2016, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.500 % in 1990 and a record low of 10.200 % in 2002. Sri Lanka LK: Income Share Held by Second 20% data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.World Bank.WDI: Poverty. Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.; ; World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).; ; The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than one thousand six hundred household surveys across 164 countries in six regions and 25 other high income countries (industrialized economies). While income distribution data are published for all countries with data available, poverty data are published for low- and middle-income countries and countries eligible to receive loans from the World Bank (such as Chile) and recently graduated countries (such as Estonia) only. See PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/WhatIsNew.aspx) for definitions of geographical regions and industrialized countries.

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What was Sri Lanka's Sri Lanka LK: Income Share Held by Second 20% in 2016?

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
10.70 2016 10.80 2012 10.20 2002 12.50 1990 % yearly 1985 - 2016

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Sri Lanka Key Series

National Accounts Last Frequency Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $) 16,910.769 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD) 3,362.075 2022 yearly 1980 - 2022
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%) 3.102 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
GDP Deflator Growth (%) 5.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
GDP per Capita (USD) 4,522.000 2024 yearly 1959 - 2024
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn) 5,155.390 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Gross National Product (GNP) (USD mn) 24,145.557 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Gross Savings Rate (%) 27.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Investment: % of GDP (%) 30.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Nominal GDP (USD mn) 24,613.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Nominal GDP Growth (%) 10.531 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2025
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 16,092.579 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%) 65.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 1,823.848 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%) 7.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Real GDP Growth (%) 4.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%) 41.989 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Production Last Frequency Range
Industrial Production Index Growth (%) 4.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Sep 2025
Minerals Production (Metric Ton) 191,549.000 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -6.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LKR bn) 5,776.459 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LKR bn) 30,149.723 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Forecast: Government Revenue (LKR bn) 4,090.804 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 95.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 12,278.866 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 98,799.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (%) -5.966 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Jun 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 15.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
Demographic and Labour Market Last Frequency Range
Employed Persons (Person) 8,172,638.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2012 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Population (Person mn) 23.888 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%) 4.750 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Labour Force Participation Rate (%) 49.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Labour Productivity Growth (%) 2.51 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2013 - Jun 2025
Population (Person mn) 21.8 2025 yearly 1948 - 2025
Unemployment Rate (%) 3.80 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Domestic Trade and Household Survey Last Frequency Range
Household Expenditure per Capita (USD) 1,182.126 2019 yearly 1981 - 2019
Household Income per Capita (USD) 1,422.182 2019 yearly 1981 - 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Commercial Cars (Unit) 1,445.000 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Passenger Cars (Unit) 8,100.000 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Motor Vehicles Sales (Unit) 9,545 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Motor Vehicles Sales Growth (%) -27.0 2019 yearly 2006 - 2019

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