Adequacy of benefits (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Adequacy of benefits (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban was 20.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
20.2%
Change on year
down 10.4%
World rank
10th
of 31 countries
All-time high
22.5%
in 2016
All-time low
15.0%
in 2009
Years of data
5
2006–2019

Adequacy of benefits (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019

05101520252006201220192006: 22.52009: 152012: 16.32016: 22.52019: 20.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 20.2% for adequacy of benefits (%) - domestic private transfers -urban in 2019.

The figure is down 10.4% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) - domestic private transfers -urban in Sri Lanka peaked at 22.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2009.

Sri Lanka ranks 10th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Adequacy of benefits (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 22.5%
2009 15.0% -33.4%
2012 16.3% +8.6%
2016 22.5% +38.5%
2019 20.2% -10.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.7% 15.0% 22.5% 2
2010s 19.6% 16.3% 22.5% 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 7 Mongolia 27.5% compare
  2. 8 Dominican Republic 22.9% compare
  3. 9 Argentina 20.7% compare
  4. 11 Georgia 20.1% compare
  5. 12 Kazakhstan 19.0% compare
  6. 13 Viet Nam 18.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits (%) - domestic private transfers -urban in Sri Lanka?
Adequacy of benefits (%) - domestic private transfers -urban in Sri Lanka was 20.2% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) - domestic private transfers -urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2016.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) - domestic private transfers -urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2009.
How does Sri Lanka rank for adequacy of benefits (%) - domestic private transfers -urban?
Sri Lanka ranks 10th out of 31 countries with data for 2019.
Is adequacy of benefits (%) - domestic private transfers -urban rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 316 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