Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private was 20.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
20.6%
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
9th
of 31 countries
All-time high
20.6%
in 2019
All-time low
15.2%
in 2006
Years of data
5
2006–2019

Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019

051015202006201220192006: 15.22009: 16.92012: 15.42016: 19.32019: 20.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in Sri Lanka stood at 20.6%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in Sri Lanka peaked at 20.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2006.

Sri Lanka ranks 9th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 15.2%
2009 16.9% +11.0%
2012 15.4% -8.7%
2016 19.3% +24.9%
2019 20.6% +6.7%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 20.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.2%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.1% 15.2% 16.9% 2
2010s 18.4% 15.4% 20.6% 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 6 Armenia 27.1% compare
  2. 7 Mongolia 25.3% compare
  3. 8 Argentina 22.0% compare
  4. 10 Uruguay 19.9% compare
  5. 11 Viet Nam 19.8% compare
  6. 12 Kazakhstan 18.3% compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in Sri Lanka?
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in Sri Lanka was 20.6% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2006.
How does Sri Lanka rank for adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private?
Sri Lanka ranks 9th out of 31 countries with data for 2019.
Is adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 data points, 2003–2023
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Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group