Sri Lanka ranked 5th among the 10 countries with the highest food price inflation as per the latest World Bank assessment.<br />''<br />''According to World Bank assessment, Lebanon, Zimbabwe, Venezuela, and Turkey ranked first in four countries.<br />''<br />''The World Bank in a statement said that record high food prices have triggered a global crisis that will drive millions more into extreme poverty, hunger and malnutrition.  <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The statement said, rising food prices have a greater impact on people in low- and middle-income countries since they spend a larger share of their income on food than people in high-income countries. </span><br />