Official poverty line by District : September 2024
(Minimum Expenditure per person per month to fulfill the basic needs)

Survey Year 2012/13 Rs.	5223	5429	5422	5287	5214	5246	5269	5049	5018	4811	5149	5395	5338	5166	5296	5287	5183	5223	5046	5218	4941	5151	5007	4746	5075	5273
Survey Year 2016 Rs.	6117	6640	6438	6406	6337	6223	6506	6040	5846	5867	5979	6109	5993	5936	5870	6231	6117	6059	6026	5970	5904	6139	5994	5759	6067	6362
Survey Year 2019 Rs.	6966	7513	7474	7312	7071	7061	7326	7078	6803	6768	6798	7135	6959	6917	6730	7004	7022	6787	6843	7111	6798	6816	7018	6661	6997	7284
2023 January Rs.	15970	17224	17135	16764	16211	16188	16794	16226	15596	15516	15585	16357	15954	15858	15429	16057	16097	15560	15688	16302	15585	15627	16089	15270	16041	16698
2023 February Rs.	16152	17420	17331	16955	16396	16373	16986	16411	15774	15693	15763	16544	16136	16038	15605	16240	16281	15738	15867	16488	15763	15805	16272	15444	16224	16889
2023 March Rs.	16207	17480	17390	17013	16452	16429	17043	16467	15828	15746	15817	16600	16190	16093	15658	16295	16336	15791	15921	16544	15817	15859	16327	15497	16279	16946
2023 April Rs.	16041	17301	17212	16838	16283	16260	16869	16298	15666	15585	15655	16430	16025	15928	15497	16128	16169	15629	15758	16374	15655	15696	16160	15338	16113	16773
2023 May Rs.	16073	17335	17246	16872	16316	16293	16903	16331	15697	15616	15686	16463	16057	15960	15528	16160	16201	15661	15789	16407	15686	15727	16192	15369	16145	16806
2023 June Rs.	16089	17352	17263	16888	16332	16309	16919	16347	15712	15631	15701	16479	16072	16975	15543	16176	16217	15676	15804	16423	15701	15743	16208	15383	16160	16822
2023 July Rs.	15978	17233	17144	16772	16219	16197	16803	16234	15604	15524	15593	16365	15962	15866	15437	16065	16106	15568	15696	16310	15593	15634	16097	15278	16049	16707
2023 Aug. Rs.	15978	17233	17144	16772	16219	16197	16803	16234	15604	15524	15593	16365	15962	15866	15437	16065	16106	15568	15696	16310	15593	15634	16097	15278	16049	16707
2023 Sep. Rs.	16104	17368	17279	16905	16347	16324	16935	16362	15727	15646	15716	16494	16088	15991	15558	16192	16233	15691	15819	16439	15716	15758	16224	15398	16176	16839
2023 Oct. Rs.	16112	17377	17288	16913	16355	16332	16944	16370	15735	15654	15724	16503	16096	15999	15566	16200	16241	15699	15827	16447	15724	15766	16232	15406	16184	16847
2023 Nov. Rs.	16302	17582	17492	17112	16548	16525	17143	16563	15921	15839	15909	16697	16285	16187	15750	16391	16432	15884	16014	16641	15909	15952	16423	15587	16375	17046
2023 Dec. Rs.	16524	17821	17730	17345	16774	16750	17377	16789	16138	16054	16126	16925	16507	16408	15964	16614	16656	16100	16232	16868	16126	16169	16647	15800	16598	17278
2024 Jan. Rs.	17014	18350	18256	17860	17271	17247	17892	17287	16616	16530	16604	17426	16997	16894	16437	17107	17150	16577	16713	17368	16604	16648	17140	16268	17090	17790
2024 Feb. Rs.	16975	18308	18214	17819	17231	17207	17851	17247	16578	16493	16566	17386	16958	16856	16400	17067	17110	16539	16675	17328	16566	16610	17101	16231	17051	17749
2024 Mar. Rs.	16619	17924	17832	17445	16870	16846	17477	16886	16230	16147	16219	17022	16602	16502	16056	16709	16752	16193	16325	16965	16219	16262	16742	15891	16693	17377
2024 Apr. Rs.	16476	17770	17678	17295	16725	16701	17326	16740	16091	16008	16079	16875	16459	16360	15918	16566	16607	16053	16185	16819	16079	16122	16598	15754	16549	17227
2024 May. Rs.	16326	17608	17517	17138	16573	16549	17169	16588	15944	15862	15933	16722	16309	16211	15773	16415	16456	15907	16038	16665	15933	15975	16447	15610	16399	17071
2024 Jun. Rs.	16468	17761	17670	17287	16717	16693	17318	16732	16083	16000	16071	16867	16451	16352	15910	16558	16599	16045	16177	16810	16071	16114	16590	15746	16541	17219
2024 Jul. Rs.	16373	17659	17568	17187	16620	16597	17218	16636	15990	15908	15979	16770	16356	16258	15818	16462	16504	15953	16084	16713	15979	16021	16495	15655	16446	17120
2024 Aug. Rs.	16152	17420	17331	16955	16396	16373	16986	16411	15774	15693	15763	16544	16136	16038	15605	16240	16281	15738	15867	16488	15763	15805	16272	15444	16224	16889
2024 Sep. Rs.	16073	17335	17246	16872	16316	16293	16903	16331	15697	15616	15686	16463	16057	15960	15528	16160	16201	15661	15789	16407	15686	15727	16192	15369	16145	16806

   The Official Poverty line at National level for September, 2024 is Rs. 16,073

   Source : Department of Census & Statistics - Sri Lanka

   Note:-

• Official Poverty Line was updated based on 2012/13 Household Income and Expenditure Survey.
• District Official poverty lines have been re-estimated adjusting for price differences using the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) (Base: 2021=100).
• The Official poverty line decreased due to the lower National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) value reported in September 2024 compared to preceding month.