Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile was 30.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total safety net benefits.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 30.6% for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in 2019.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Sri Lanka peaked at 32.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2012.
That places Sri Lanka 9th out of 35 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of total safety net benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 32.5% | — |
| 2009 | 32.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 30.6% | -6.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 30.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.4%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.4% | 32.3% | 32.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 30.0% | 32.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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Frequently asked questions
- What is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Sri Lanka?
- Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Sri Lanka was 30.6% in 2019, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2012.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
- Sri Lanka ranks 9th out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
- Is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as part of Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social safety net benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.