Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash was 27.7% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
27.7%
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
6th
of 30 countries
All-time high
27.7%
in 2019
All-time low
26.4%
in 2016
Years of data
5
2006–2019

Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019

01020302006201220192006: 27.4 preT2009: 26.9 preT2012: 26.5 preT2016: 26.4 preT2019: 27.7 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 27.7% for beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Sri Lanka peaked at 27.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2016.

Sri Lanka ranks 6th of 30 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT) in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2019.
Year preT Change
2006 27.4%
2009 26.9% -1.9%
2012 26.5% -1.2%
2016 26.4% -0.7%
2019 27.7% +5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.1% 26.9% 27.4% 2
2010s 26.9% 26.4% 27.7% 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 3 Argentina 28.8%
  2. 4 South Africa 28.7% compare
  3. 5 Chile 28.7% compare
  4. 7 Republic of Moldova 26.2% compare
  5. 8 Belarus 26.2% compare
  6. 9 Ukraine 26.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Sri Lanka?
Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Sri Lanka was 27.7% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2016.
How does Sri Lanka rank for beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash?
Sri Lanka ranks 6th out of 30 countries with data for 2019.
Is beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 256 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population