Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers was 20.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
20.3%
Change on year
down 21.8%
World rank
22nd
of 31 countries
All-time high
26.5%
in 2012
All-time low
20.3%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2006–2019

Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019

01020302006201220192006: 22.72009: 23.92012: 26.52016: 25.92019: 20.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Sri Lanka stood at 20.3%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 21.8% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Sri Lanka peaked at 26.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 2019.

That places Sri Lanka 22nd out of 31 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 22.7%
2009 23.9% +5.3%
2012 26.5% +10.9%
2016 25.9% -2.0%
2019 20.3% -21.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.3% 22.7% 23.9% 2
2010s 24.2% 20.3% 26.5% 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 19 El Salvador 20.7% compare
  2. 20 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 20.6% compare
  3. 21 Georgia 20.5% compare
  4. 23 Belarus 19.9% compare
  5. 24 Pakistan 19.7% compare
  6. 25 Brazil 19.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Sri Lanka?
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Sri Lanka was 20.3% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 2012.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 2019.
How does Sri Lanka rank for benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers?
Sri Lanka ranks 22nd out of 31 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 316 data points, 2003–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of benefits going to the fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population