Coverage (%) - Social Pensions in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Coverage (%) - Social Pensions was 6.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Coverage (%) - Social Pensions in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2019, coverage (%) - social pensions in Sri Lanka stood at 6.4%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 204.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage (%) - social pensions in Sri Lanka peaked at 6.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2009.
Sri Lanka ranks 12th of 25 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 2.9% | 6.4% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage (%) - social pensions in Sri Lanka?
- Coverage (%) - social pensions in Sri Lanka was 6.4% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest coverage (%) - social pensions recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest coverage (%) - social pensions recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2009.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for coverage (%) - social pensions?
- Sri Lanka ranks 12th out of 25 countries with data for 2019.
- Is coverage (%) - social pensions rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 204.5%. 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 Coverage (%) - Social Pensions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population participating in Social Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)