Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash was 9.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
9.0%
Change on year
up 141.9%
World rank
12th
of 25 countries
All-time high
9.0%
in 2019
All-time low
1.6%
in 2012
Years of data
5
2006–2019

Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019

24682006201220192006: 3.22009: 1.72012: 1.62016: 3.72019: 9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Sri Lanka is 9.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 141.9% on the previous year and up 429.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Sri Lanka peaked at 9.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2012.

That places Sri Lanka 12th out of 25 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 3.2%
2009 1.7% -46.2%
2012 1.6% -5.2%
2016 3.7% +130.8%
2019 9.0% +141.9%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 9.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.7%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.4% 1.7% 3.2% 2
2010s 4.8% 1.6% 9.0% 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 9 Kazakhstan 14.4% compare
  2. 10 Kyrgyzstan 14.1% compare
  3. 11 Romania 12.0% compare
  4. 13 Ukraine 8.7% compare
  5. 14 Argentina 8.1%
  6. 15 Mongolia 7.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Sri Lanka?
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Sri Lanka was 9.0% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2012.
How does Sri Lanka rank for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash?
Sri Lanka ranks 12th out of 25 countries with data for 2019.
Is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 429.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 211 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group