Vavuniya - Poverty Gap Index (%) - Updated Poverty Line (2012/13 NCPI)

Poverty Indicators by Sector, Province and District. Per cent, irregular.

Data source: Department of Census and Statistics, Poverty Indicators by Sector, Province and District (31 Aug 2026)

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Checks: no discrepancies recorded. Compiled by Department of Census and Statistics, read from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

Name in the warehouse: Poverty Indicators by Sector, Province and District: Vavuniya - Poverty Gap Index (%) - Updated Poverty Line (2012/13 NCPI)
Read from: CBSL Economic and Social Statistics (Central Bank of Sri Lanka)
Source page: https://www.cbsl.gov.lk/en/statistics/economic-and-social-statistics-of-sri-lanka
Notes: CBSL Economic and Social Statistics, table 2.13. Compiled by DCS. Poverty Indicators (Head Count Index, Poor Household %, Poverty Gap Index) by Sector, Province and District. Periods are HIES survey rounds (freq I): '2012/13' at 2012-01-01, 2016 at 2016-01-01, 2019 at 2019-01-01. 2019 is published on two poverty lines - the old, 2002-CCPI-based line (footnote 'a', the same line 2012/13 and 2016 use) and the updated, 2012/13-NCPI-based line (footnote 'b') - kept as two series for the same period: the updated-line figure carries ' - Updated Poverty Line (2012/13 NCPI)' in its name, the old-line figure does not.

One vintage so far, published 31 Aug 2026. Revisions show here once a later release changes a value.