Collective bargaining coverage rate in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Collective bargaining coverage rate was 3.2 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
3.2
Change on year
down 11.1%
World rank
58th
of 68 countries
All-time high
5.9
in 2013
All-time low
3.2
in 2019
Years of data
11
2009–2019

Collective bargaining coverage rate in Sri Lanka, 2009–2019

02462009201420192009: 5.62010: 5.62011: 5.72012: 5.52013: 5.92014: 5.42015: 5.92016: 4.82017: 3.92018: 3.62019: 3.2

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2019, collective bargaining coverage rate in Sri Lanka stood at 3.2. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, collective bargaining coverage rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 5.9 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.2, in 2019.

That places Sri Lanka 58th out of 68 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Collective bargaining coverage rate in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Collective bargaining coverage rate in Sri Lanka, 2009 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2009 5.6
2010 5.6 +0.0%
2011 5.7 +1.8%
2012 5.5 -3.5%
2013 5.9 +7.3%
2014 5.4 -8.5%
2015 5.9 +9.3%
2016 4.8 -18.6%
2017 3.9 -18.8%
2018 3.6 -7.7%
2019 3.2 -11.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.6 5.6 5.6 1
2010s 4.95 3.2 5.9 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is collective bargaining coverage rate in Sri Lanka?
Collective bargaining coverage rate in Sri Lanka was 3.2 in 2019, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest collective bargaining coverage rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 5.9 in 2013.
What is the lowest collective bargaining coverage rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 3.2 in 2019.
How does Sri Lanka rank for collective bargaining coverage rate?
Sri Lanka ranks 58th out of 68 countries with data for 2019.
Is collective bargaining coverage rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Collective bargaining coverage rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Collective bargaining coverage rate
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
68 places, 795 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed

The collective bargaining coverage rate conveys the number of employees whose pay and/or conditions of employment are determined by one or more collective agreement(s) as a percentage of the total number of employees. Collective bargaining coverage includes, to the extent possible, workers covered by collective agreements in virtue of their extension. Collective bargaining coverage rates are adjusted for the possibility that some workers do not have the right to bargain collectively over wages (e.g. workers in the public services who have their wages determined by state regulation or other methods involving consultation), unless otherwise stated in the notes. The statistics presented in this table result from an ILO data compilation effort (including an annual questionnaire and numerous special enquiries), with contributions from J. Visser. For more information, refer to the Industrial Relations data (IRdata) database description.