Adequacy of benefits (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Adequacy of benefits (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers was 7.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
7.3%
Change on year
up 13.5%
World rank
17th
of 26 countries
All-time high
7.3%
in 2019
All-time low
2.8%
in 2009
Years of data
5
2006–2019

Adequacy of benefits (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019

024682006201220192006: 3.62009: 2.82012: 3.62016: 6.52019: 7.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 7.3% for adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 13.5% on the previous year and up 160.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Sri Lanka peaked at 7.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2009.

That places Sri Lanka 17th out of 26 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Adequacy of benefits (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 3.6%
2009 2.8% -21.0%
2012 3.6% +28.8%
2016 6.5% +78.1%
2019 7.3% +13.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.2% 2.8% 3.6% 2
2010s 5.8% 3.6% 7.3% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Sri Lanka?
Adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Sri Lanka was 7.3% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2009.
How does Sri Lanka rank for adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers?
Sri Lanka ranks 17th out of 26 countries with data for 2019.
Is adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 160.4%. 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
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