Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - All in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - All was 0.3884 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.3884
Change on year
up 19.7%
World rank
30th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.3884
in 2019
All-time low
0.1063
in 2009
Years of data
5
2006–2019

Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - All in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019

0.10.20.30.42006201220192006: 0.1442009: 0.1062012: 0.122016: 0.3252019: 0.388

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.3884 for average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - all in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.7% on the previous year and up 265.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - all in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.3884 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1063, in 2009.

Sri Lanka ranks 30th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - All in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - All Social Assistance -urban in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 0.1438
2009 0.1063 -26.0%
2012 0.1199 +12.8%
2016 0.3246 +170.6%
2019 0.3884 +19.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1251 0.1063 0.1438 2
2010s 0.2776 0.1199 0.3884 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 27 Paraguay 0.4699 compare
  2. 28 Indonesia 0.4693 compare
  3. 29 Ukraine 0.4671 compare
  4. 31 Peru 0.3432 compare
  5. 32 Pakistan 0.133 compare
  6. 33 Honduras 0.1094 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - all in Sri Lanka?
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - all in Sri Lanka was 0.3884 in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - all recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.3884 in 2019.
What is the lowest average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - all recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1063 in 2009.
How does Sri Lanka rank for average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - all?
Sri Lanka ranks 30th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
Is average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - all rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 265.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - All Social Assistance -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - All Social Assistance -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
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