Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile was 0.2289 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.2289
Change on year
up 8.5%
World rank
19th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.2289
in 2019
All-time low
0.1794
in 2012
Years of data
5
2006–2019

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019

00.050.10.150.20.252006201220192006: 0.1812009: 0.1812012: 0.1792016: 0.2112019: 0.229

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in Sri Lanka stood at 0.2289. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.2289 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1794, in 2012.

Sri Lanka ranks 19th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 0.1807
2009 0.1811 +0.2%
2012 0.1794 -0.9%
2016 0.211 +17.6%
2019 0.2289 +8.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1809 0.1807 0.1811 2
2010s 0.2065 0.1794 0.2289 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 16 Indonesia 0.3146 compare
  2. 17 Viet Nam 0.2626 compare
  3. 18 El Salvador 0.2366 compare
  4. 20 Costa Rica 0.2271 compare
  5. 21 Mexico 0.219 compare
  6. 22 Pakistan 0.2128 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in Sri Lanka?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in Sri Lanka was 0.2289 in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.2289 in 2019.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1794 in 2012.
How does Sri Lanka rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile?
Sri Lanka ranks 19th out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. 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 Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 data points, 2002–2023
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