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

Sri Lanka: Adequacy of benefits (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban was 18.7% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
18.7%
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
28th
of 36 countries
All-time high
21.3%
in 2012
All-time low
18.7%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2006–2019

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

051015202006201220192006: 19.32009: 19.42012: 21.32016: 20.52019: 18.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 18.7% for adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban in Sri Lanka peaked at 21.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 2019.

Sri Lanka ranks 28th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 19.3%
2009 19.4% +0.3%
2012 21.3% +10.0%
2016 20.5% -3.6%
2019 18.7% -8.8%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 18.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.5%, 58% of the median. (24 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.3% 19.3% 19.4% 2
2010s 20.2% 18.7% 21.3% 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 25 Mexico 27.0% compare
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  3. 27 Panama 20.2% compare
  4. 29 Paraguay 14.7% compare
  5. 30 Honduras 13.2% compare
  6. 31 Dominican Republic 13.1% 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 -urban in Sri Lanka?
Adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban in Sri Lanka was 18.7% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2012.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 2019.
How does Sri Lanka rank for adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban?
Sri Lanka ranks 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
Is adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 data points, 2002–2023
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