Household income and expenditure survey

The household income and expenditure survey: national findings by survey year. Irregular, 1985–2019.

Published by the Department of Census and Statistics; read from CBSL Economic and Social Statistics.

Mean household income per month, rs.76,414Rs–
Median household income per month, rs.53,333Rs–
Mean per capita income per month, rs.20,527Rs–
Income receivers mean income per month, rs.42,308Rs–
No. of income receivers per household1.8count–
Household size3.7count–
Monetary income per month per household, rs.65,264Rs–
Non-Monetary income per month per household, rs.11,151Rs–
Gini coefficient of household income0.46ratio–
Gini coefficient of household expenditure0.4ratio–
Gini coefficient of income receivers income0.52ratio–
Mean household expenditure per month, rs.63,130Rs–
Expenditure on food and drink, rs.22,130Rs–
Expenditure on non food items (excluding liquor, narcotic drugs and tobacco), rs.40,040Rs–
Expenditure on liquor, narcotic drugs and tobacco, rs.960Rs–
Food ratio (as a percentage), %35.1%–
Poverty head count ratio (2002 based), %3.2%–

Mean household income per month, rs.

Rs, irregular. 1 Jan 2019: 76,414

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Published by the Department of Census and Statistics; read from CBSL Economic and Social Statistics.

* Calculated by Macro Lab from the published values.