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 0.624 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.624
Change on year
up 21.0%
World rank
29th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.624
in 2019
All-time low
0.1838
in 2006
Years of data
5
2006–2019

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

0.20.30.40.50.62006201220192006: 0.1842009: 0.2952012: 0.2772016: 0.5162019: 0.624

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.624 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 21.0% on the previous year and up 111.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) -all in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.624 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1838, in 2006.

Sri Lanka ranks 29th of 36 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 Protection and Labor -urban in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 0.1838
2009 0.2948 +60.4%
2012 0.2767 -6.1%
2016 0.5156 +86.4%
2019 0.624 +21.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2393 0.1838 0.2948 2
2010s 0.4721 0.2767 0.624 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 26 Ecuador 1.11 compare
  2. 27 Dominican Republic 0.7538 compare
  3. 28 El Salvador 0.7462 compare
  4. 30 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.6147 compare
  5. 31 Paraguay 0.5332 compare
  6. 32 Indonesia 0.4693 compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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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 0.624 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 0.624 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 0.1838 in 2006.
How does Sri Lanka rank for average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) -all?
Sri Lanka ranks 29th out of 36 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 111.7%. 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 Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) -All Social Protection and Labor -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 Protection and Labor -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 data points, 2002–2023
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