Last‍ Updated:    11^th January 2012

 District official poverty lines
(CCPI based year 2006/07=100)
(Minimum Expenditure per person per month to fulfill the basic needs)

 

Base Year 2002  Rs.	1423	1537	1508	1523	1451	1395	1437	1466	1395	1338	-	-	-	-	-	1352	1423	1380	1366	1409	1366	1451	1437
Base Year 2006/07 Rs.	2142	2294	2230	2223	2157	2110	2187	2127	2058	2097	2303	2211	2281	2185	2253	2106	2159	2099	2144	2121	2086	2123	2144
2011 January Rs.	3196	3423	3317	3218	3148	2913	3263	3173	3071	3129	3436	3298	3404	3260	3362	3142	3221	3132	3199	3164	3113	3167	3199
2011 February Rs.	3241	3471	3374	3364	3264	3192	3309	3218	3114	3173	3484	3345	3452	3306	3409	3186	3267	3176	3244	3208	3157	3212	3244
2011 March Rs.	3226	3455	3358	3348	3248	3177	3294	3203	3100	3158	3468	3329	3436	3290	3394	3171	3252	3161	3229	3194	3142	3197	3229
2011 April Rs.	3226	3455	3358	3348	3248	3177	3294	3203	3100	3158	3468	3329	3436	3290	3394	3171	3252	3161	3229	3194	3142	3197	3229
2011 May Rs.	3245	3476	3378	3368	3268	3196	3313	3222	3119	3177	3489	3349	3456	3310	3414	3190	3271	3180	3248	3213	3161	3216	3248
2011 June Rs.	3239	3469	3371	3362	3261	3190	3307	3216	3112	3171	3482	3342	3449	3303	3407	3184	3265	3174	3242	3206	3154	3210	3242
2011July Rs.	3249	3480	3383	3373	3272	3201	3318	3227	3123	3181	3493	3353	3461	3314	3418	3194	3275	3184	3253	3217	3165	3220	3253
2011 August Rs.	3241	3471	3374	3364	3264	3192	3309	3218	3114	3173	3484	3345	3452	3306	3409	3186	3267	3176	3244	3208	3157	3212	3244
2011 September Rs.	3249	3480	3383	3373	3272	3201	3318	3227	3123	3181	3493	3353	3461	3314	3418	3194	3275	3184	3253	3217	3165	3220	3253
2011 October Rs.	3245	3476	3378	3368	3268	3196	3313	3222	3119	3177	3489	3349	3456	3310	3414	3190	3271	3180	3248	3213	3161	3216	3248
2011 November Rs.	3269	3501	3403	3393	3292	3220	3337	3246	3141	3200	3514	3373	3481	3334	3439	3213	3295	3203	3272	3236	3184	3239	3272
2011 December Rs.	3307	3542	3443	3433	3330	3258	3377	3284	3178	3238	3555	3413	3522	3373	3479	3251	3334	3241	3311	3274	3221	3277	3311

   Official Poverty line at national level for December  2011 is Rs. 3307

   Department of Census & Statistics - Sri Lanka

   Note:-

• From 2010 onwords, the District poverty lines are calculated using the spatial price index values calculated at district level using HIES 2009/10 data.
• The above table shows only the values of poverty lines at district level. The district values can be used to identify poverty status of and individual comparing his toatal monthly expenditure with the value of the poverty the given relevent at month.
• Based year for ccpi calculation was changed from 2002 to 2006/07 since June 2011.