Household income and inequality
Mean household income and income inequality in urban, rural and estate sectors.
- Records
- 40
- Vintage
- 2026 edition; observation years vary by table
- Last checked
- 16 October 2026
- Published by
- GovernmentDepartment of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka
What this dataset contains
DCS Household Income and Expenditure Survey results from 2006/07, 2009/10, 2012/13, 2016 and 2019. The table reports mean monthly household income in current Sri Lankan rupees and the household-income Gini coefficient, nationally and for urban, rural and estate sectors. The 2006/07 round excludes Northern Province and Trincomalee; 2009/10 excludes Mannar, Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu.
How it is used here
Compare sector income and inequality from the full-island 2012/13 round onward. Earlier rounds remain available with their geographic exclusions.
What it cannot tell you
These historical survey results end in 2019 and cannot describe current household incomes. Income is a mean per household, not a median, per-person income or inflation-adjusted amount. Gini uses a 0–1 scale and cannot be added across sectors. Coverage changes prevent treating the early rounds as an unchanged national series. Survey periods and sector definitions must be retained.