Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) was 0.3731 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.3731
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
15th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.4123
in 2009
All-time low
0.3106
in 2012
Years of data
5
2006–2019

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019

00.10.20.30.42006201220192006: 0.3622009: 0.4122012: 0.3112016: 0.3752019: 0.373

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka is 0.3731, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.4123 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3106, in 2012.

Sri Lanka ranks 15th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 0.3617
2009 0.4123 +14.0%
2012 0.3106 -24.7%
2016 0.3755 +20.9%
2019 0.3731 -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.387 0.3617 0.4123 2
2010s 0.353 0.3106 0.3755 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 12 Kyrgyzstan 0.3994 compare
  2. 13 Mongolia 0.3928 compare
  3. 14 Costa Rica 0.3739 compare
  4. 16 Brazil 0.3496 compare
  5. 17 Georgia 0.315 compare
  6. 18 Indonesia 0.3146 compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka was 0.3731 in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.4123 in 2009.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3106 in 2012.
How does Sri Lanka rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest)?
Sri Lanka ranks 15th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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 Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 329 data points, 2004–2023
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