Last‍ Updated:   17th May,2018

Official poverty line by district : March 2018
(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
Base Year 2013 Rs.	3730	3878	3873	3776	3724	3746	3763	3606	3584	3436	3678	3853	3812	3689	3782	3776	3702	3730	3604	3726	3529	3679	3576	3390	3625	3766
2017 May Rs.	4409	4786	4640	4617	4568	4486	4689	4353	4213	4229	4310	4403	4320	4278	4231	4491	4409	4367	4343	4303	4255	4424	4320	4151	4373	4585
2017 Jun Rs.	4480	4863	4715	4691	4641	4558	4765	4423	4281	4297	4379	4474	4389	4347	4299	4563	4480	4437	4413	4372	4324	4496	4390	4218	4443	4659
2017 Jul Rs.	4464	4834	4687	4664	4614	4531	4737	4397	4256	4272	4353	4448	4364	4322	4274	4536	4454	4411	4388	4347	4299	4469	4364	4193	4417	4632
2017 Aug Rs.	4431	4810	4664	4640	4591	4508	4713	4375	4235	4250	4331	4426	4342	4300	4252	4514	4431	4389	4365	4325	4277	4447	4342	4172	4395	4609
2017 Sep Rs.	4465	4847	4699	4676	4626	4542	4749	4408	4267	4283	4364	4459	4375	4332	4285	4548	4465	4422	4399	4358	4309	4481	4375	4204	4428	4644
2017 Oct Rs.	4506	4891	4742	4719	4668	4584	4792	4449	4306	4322	4404	4500	4415	4372	4324	4590	4506	4463	4439	4398	4349	4522	4415	4242	4469	4686
2017 Nov Rs.	4558	4948	4797	4773	4722	4637	4848	4501	4356	4372	4455	4552	4466	4423	4374	4643	4558	4515	4490	4449	4399	4574	4466	4292	4521	4741
2017 Dec Rs.	4584	4976	4825	4801	4749	4664	4876	4526	4381	4397	4481	4578	4492	4448	4399	4669	4584	4540	4516	4474	4425	4600	4492	4316	4546	4768
2018 Jan Rs.	4580	4972	4821	4797	4745	4660	4872	4523	4377	4394	4477	4575	4488	4445	4396	4666	4581	4537	4512	4471	4421	4597	4488	4313	4543	4764
2018 Feb Rs.	4547	4936	4786	4762	4711	4626	4836	4489	4345	4361	4444	4541	4455	4412	4363	4631	4547	4503	4479	4438	4389	4563	4455	4281	4509	4729
2018 Mar Rs.	4528	4915	4766	4742	4691	4607	4816	4471	4328	4343	4426	4523	4437	4394	4346	4612	4528	4485	4461	4420	4371	4544	4437	4263	4491	4710
2018 Apr Rs.	4532	4919	4770	4746	4695	4611	4820	4475	4331	4347	4430	4526	4440	4398	4349	4616	4532	4489	4465	4423	4374	4548	4441	4267	4495	4713

   Official Poverty line at national level for April 2018 is Rs. 4532

   Source : Department of Census & Statistics - Sri Lanka

   Note:-

1. Base year for CCPI calculation was changed from 2006/07 to 2013 since January 2017.
2. From 2017 onwords, National Poverty line and district poverty lines are recalculated, considering both rebased CCPI and spatial price index values using HIES 2016.

Click here to the Technical Note on estimates of         District Poverty Line