Adequacy of benefits (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Adequacy of benefits (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural was 16.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
16.7%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
26th
of 36 countries
All-time high
16.7%
in 2019
All-time low
14.1%
in 2012
Years of data
5
2006–2019

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

0510152006201220192006: 14.42009: 15.22012: 14.12016: 16.72019: 16.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -rural in Sri Lanka stood at 16.7%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -rural in Sri Lanka peaked at 16.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2012.

That places Sri Lanka 26th out of 36 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 14.4%
2009 15.2% +5.7%
2012 14.1% -7.4%
2016 16.7% +18.4%
2019 16.7% +0.3%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 16.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.7%, 56% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.8% 14.4% 15.2% 2
2010s 15.8% 14.1% 16.7% 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 23 Panama 21.4% compare
  2. 24 Mexico 21.0% compare
  3. 25 Pakistan 20.2% compare
  4. 27 Viet Nam 14.3% compare
  5. 28 Colombia 12.3% compare
  6. 29 Paraguay 12.0% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -rural in Sri Lanka?
Adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -rural in Sri Lanka was 16.7% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -rural recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -rural recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2012.
How does Sri Lanka rank for adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -rural?
Sri Lanka ranks 26th out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
Is adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -rural rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 Protection and Labor -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adequacy of benefits (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 data points, 2002–2023
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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