Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile was 0.2363 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2019, benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers - 1st quintile in Sri Lanka stood at 0.2363.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers - 1st quintile in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.3218 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1967, in 2012.
That places Sri Lanka 12th out of 31 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.3218 | — |
| 2009 | 0.2219 | -31.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1967 | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2441 | +24.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2363 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2718 | 0.2219 | 0.3218 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2257 | 0.1967 | 0.2441 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 9 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2593 compare
- 10 Belarus 0.2579 compare
- 11 Colombia 0.2409 compare
- 13 El Salvador 0.2345 compare
- 14 Costa Rica 0.2334 compare
- 15 Mexico 0.2322 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 - domestic private transfers - 1st quintile in Sri Lanka?
- Benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers - 1st quintile in Sri Lanka was 0.2363 in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3218 in 2006.
- What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1967 in 2012.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers - 1st quintile?
- Sri Lanka ranks 12th out of 31 countries with data for 2019.
- Is benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers - 1st quintile rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers - 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 Domestic Private Transfers programs (%)