Last‍ Updated:    10^th May 2013

 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
2012 April Rs.	3423	3666	3563	3553	3447	3372	3495	3399	3289	3351	3680	3532	3645	3491	3601	3365	3450	3354	3426	3389	3334	3392	3426
2012 May Rs.	3472	3719	3615	3604	3496	3420	3545	3448	3337	3399	3733	3583	3698	3542	3653	3413	3500	3403	3476	3437	3382	3441	3476
2012 June Rs.	3539	3790	3684	3673	3563	3486	3613	3514	3401	3464	3804	3652	3769	3609	3723	3478	3567	3468	3542	3503	3447	3507	3542
2012 July Rs.	3571	3824	3717	3706	3596	3517	3646	3546	3431	3496	3839	3685	3803	3642	3756	3510	3599	3499	3574	3535	3478	3539	3574
2012 August Rs.	3549	3801	3695	3684	3574	3496	3624	3524	3411	3475	3815	3663	3780	3620	3734	3489	3578	3478	3553	3514	3457	3517	3553
2012 September Rs.	3545	3797	3690	3680	3570	3492	3619	3520	3407	3471	3811	3658	3775	3616	3729	3485	3573	3474	3549	3510	3453	3513	3549
2012 October Rs.	3534	3785	3679	3669	3559	3481	3609	3510	3396	3460	3799	3647	3764	3605	3718	3474	3563	3464	3538	3499	3442	3502	3538
2012 November Rs.	3579	3833	3726	3715	3604	3526	3654	3554	3440	3504	3848	3694	3812	3651	3765	3518	3608	3508	3583	3543	3486	3547	3583
2012 December Rs.	3611	3868	3759	3749	3637	3557	3687	3586	3471	3536	3882	3727	3846	3684	3799	3550	3640	3539	3615	3575	3518	3579	3615
2013 January Rs.	3641	3900	3791	3780	3667	3587	3718	3616	3499	3565	3915	3758	3878	3714	3831	3579	3671	3569	3645	3605	3547	3609	3645
2013 February Rs.	3656	3916	3806	3795	3682	3602	3773	3631	3514	3580	3931	3773	3894	3730	3847	3594	3686	3583	3660	3620	3561	3623	3660
2013 March Rs.	3659	3918	3809	3798	3684	3604	3735	3633	3516	3582	3933	3776	3896	3732	3849	3596	3688	3585	3662	3622	3563	3626	3662
2013 April Rs.	3641	3900	3791	3780	3667	3587	3718	3616	3499	3565	3915	3758	3878	3714	3831	3579	3671	3569	3645	3605	3547	3609	3645

   Official Poverty line at national level for April  2013 is Rs. 3641

   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.