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
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.362 | 0.312 | 0.4119 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4402 | 0.3416 | 0.5332 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 9 Costa Rica 0.4589 compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 0.4506 compare
- 11 Belarus 0.4486 compare
- 13 Brazil 0.429 compare
- 14 Ecuador 0.4049 compare
- 15 Kazakhstan 0.4002 compare
More work & labour data for Sri Lanka
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5555 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5407 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5702 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,575 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14,218 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 10,672 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 10,578 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 21,249 1000 No (2100)
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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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Social Assistance programs (%)