Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -rural in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -rural was 6.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
6.6%
Change on year
up 12.4%
World rank
27th
of 34 countries
All-time high
6.6%
in 2019
All-time low
3.5%
in 2009
Years of data
5
2006–2019

Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -rural in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019

02462006201220192006: 4.22009: 3.52012: 3.72016: 5.92019: 6.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 6.6% for adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -rural in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.4% on the previous year and up 87.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -rural in Sri Lanka peaked at 6.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2009.

That places Sri Lanka 27th out of 34 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -rural in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -rural in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 4.2%
2009 3.5% -15.2%
2012 3.7% +4.5%
2016 5.9% +59.3%
2019 6.6% +12.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.8% 3.5% 4.2% 2
2010s 5.4% 3.7% 6.6% 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 24 Dominican Republic 7.8% compare
  2. 25 Türkiye 7.6% compare
  3. 26 Uruguay 7.2% compare
  4. 28 Pakistan 4.9% compare
  5. 29 Malawi 4.8% compare
  6. 30 El Salvador 4.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -rural in Sri Lanka?
Adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -rural in Sri Lanka was 6.6% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -rural recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -rural recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2009.
How does Sri Lanka rank for adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -rural?
Sri Lanka ranks 27th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
Is adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -rural rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 87.2%. 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 (%) - All Social Assistance -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 329 data points, 2004–2023
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