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

Sri Lanka: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) was 0.4459 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.4459
Change on year
down 16.4%
World rank
12th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.5332
in 2016
All-time low
0.312
in 2006
Years of data
5
2006–2019

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

00.20.40.62006201220192006: 0.3122009: 0.4122012: 0.3422016: 0.5332019: 0.446

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka stood at 0.4459.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.4% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.5332 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.312, in 2006.

Sri Lanka ranks 12th 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) -urban in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 0.312
2009 0.4119 +32.0%
2012 0.3416 -17.1%
2016 0.5332 +56.1%
2019 0.4459 -16.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.362 0.312 0.4119 2
2010s 0.4402 0.3416 0.5332 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 9 Costa Rica 0.4589 compare
  2. 10 Republic of Moldova 0.4506 compare
  3. 11 Belarus 0.4486 compare
  4. 13 Brazil 0.429 compare
  5. 14 Ecuador 0.4049 compare
  6. 15 Kazakhstan 0.4002 compare

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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 0.4459 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 0.5332 in 2016.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.312 in 2006.
How does Sri Lanka rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest)?
Sri Lanka ranks 12th 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 up 8.3%. 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 Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
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