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

Sri Lanka: Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash was 29.1% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
29.1%
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
4th
of 30 countries
All-time high
29.1%
in 2019
All-time low
27.2%
in 2009
Years of data
5
2006–2019

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

01020302006201220192006: 27.82009: 27.22012: 27.42016: 27.32019: 29.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 29.1% 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 6.5% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Sri Lanka peaked at 29.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2009.

Sri Lanka ranks 4th 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 in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 27.8%
2009 27.2% -2.2%
2012 27.4% +0.5%
2016 27.3% -0.2%
2019 29.1% +6.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.5% 27.2% 27.8% 2
2010s 27.9% 27.3% 29.1% 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 1 Argentina 31.1%
  2. 2 Colombia 30.0% compare
  3. 3 Pakistan 29.7% compare
  4. 5 South Africa 28.6% compare
  5. 6 Chile 28.3% compare
  6. 7 Kyrgyzstan 28.2% 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 29.1% 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 29.1% in 2019.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2009.
How does Sri Lanka rank for beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash?
Sri Lanka ranks 4th 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 6.8%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers
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