Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile was 0.4896 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.4896
Change on year
down 16.4%
World rank
10th
of 25 countries
All-time high
0.5855
in 2016
All-time low
0.3293
in 2006
Years of data
5
2006–2019

Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019

00.20.40.62006201220192006: 0.3292009: 0.4722012: 0.332016: 0.5852019: 0.49

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.4896 for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers - 1st quintile in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers - 1st quintile in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.5855 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3293, in 2006.

That places Sri Lanka 10th out of 25 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 0.3293
2009 0.4725 +43.5%
2012 0.3297 -30.2%
2016 0.5855 +77.6%
2019 0.4896 -16.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4009 0.3293 0.4725 2
2010s 0.4682 0.3297 0.5855 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 7 Argentina 0.5308
  2. 8 Kazakhstan 0.5058 compare
  3. 9 Belarus 0.4979 compare
  4. 11 Poland 0.4798 compare
  5. 12 Kyrgyzstan 0.4789 compare
  6. 13 Republic of Moldova 0.459 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers - 1st quintile in Sri Lanka?
Benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers - 1st quintile in Sri Lanka was 0.4896 in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.5855 in 2016.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3293 in 2006.
How does Sri Lanka rank for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers - 1st quintile?
Sri Lanka ranks 10th out of 25 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers - 1st quintile rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 211 data points, 2004–2022
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