Last‍ Updated:   07th August,2016

 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
2015 Sep Rs.	3886	4039	4034	3934	3879	3902	3920	3756	3733	3579	3831	4013	3971	3843	3940	3933	3856	3886	3754	3882	3676	3832	3725	3531	3776	3923
2015 Oct Rs.	3901	4055	4050	3949	3894	3918	3935	3771	3747	3593	3846	4029	3986	3858	3955	3949	3871	3901	3768	3897	3690	3847	3739	3545	3790	3938
2015 Nov Rs.	3956	4113	4107	4005	3950	3973	3991	3825	3801	3644	3900	4086	4043	3913	4011	4005	3926	3957	3822	3952	3743	3902	3792	3595	3844	3994
2015 Dec Rs.	3967	4124	4118	4016	3960	3984	4002	3835	3811	3654	3911	4097	4054	3924	4022	4016	3937	3967	3832	3963	3753	3913	3803	3605	3855	4005
2016 Jan Rs.	3961	4117	4112	4009	3954	3978	3995	3829	3805	3648	3905	4091	4047	3917	4016	4009	3930	3961	3826	3956	3747	3906	3796	3599	3849	3999
2016 Feb Rs.	3937	4093	4087	3986	3930	3954	3972	3806	3782	3626	3881	4066	4023	3894	3992	3985	3907	3937	3803	3933	3725	3883	3774	3578	3826	3975
2016 Mar Rs.	3892	4046	4041	3940	3885	3909	3926	3763	3739	3585	3837	4020	3977	3849	3946	3940	3862	3892	3760	3888	3682	3839	3731	3537	3782	3929
2016 Apr Rs.	3943	4099	4094	3992	3937	3961	3978	3812	3788	3632	3888	4073	4030	3900	3998	3992	3913	3944	3810	3939	3731	3889	3780	3584	3832	3981
2016 May Rs.	4038	4197	4192	4087	4031	4055	4073	3903	3879	3719	3981	4170	4126	3993	4094	4087	4007	4038	3901	4033	3820	3982	3870	3669	3924	4077
2016 Jun Rs.	4123	4286	4281	4174	4116	4141	4160	3986	3961	3798	4065	4259	4214	4078	4181	4174	4092	4124	3983	4119	3901	4067	3953	3747	4007	4163
2016 Jul Rs.	4132	4295	4290	4183	4125	4150	4168	3994	3969	3806	4074	4268	4223	4087	4189	4183	4100	4132	3992	4128	3909	4075	3961	3755	4015	4172
2016 Aug Rs.	4063	4224	4219	4114	4057	4081	4099	3928	3904	3742	4006	4197	4152	4019	4120	4113	4032	4064	3925	4059	3844	4008	3895	3693	3949	4102

   Official Poverty line at national level for August 2016 is Rs. 4063

   Source : Department of Census & Statistics - Sri Lanka

   Note:-

1. From 2014 onwords, the District poverty lines are calculated using the spatial price index values calculated at district level using HIES 2012/13 data.
2. The above table shows only the values of poverty lines at district level. The district values can be used to identify poverty status of an individual comparing this total monthly expenditure with the value given for the month.
3. Base year for CCPI calculation was changed from 2002 to 2006/07 since June 2011.