Gini inequality index reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Gini inequality index reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers was 0.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
up 20.3%
World rank
18th
of 25 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2019
All-time low
0.2%
in 2012
Years of data
5
2006–2019

Gini inequality index reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019

0.20.40.60.812006201220192006: 0.4232009: 0.3212012: 0.2312016: 0.762019: 0.914

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.9% for gini inequality index reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 20.3% on the previous year and up 184.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gini inequality index reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2012.

Sri Lanka ranks 18th of 25 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Gini inequality index reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Gini inequality index reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 0.4%
2009 0.3% -24.1%
2012 0.2% -28.0%
2016 0.8% +228.8%
2019 0.9% +20.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 2
2010s 0.6% 0.2% 0.9% 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 15 Peru 1.1%
  2. 16 Kyrgyzstan 1.0% compare
  3. 17 Chile 1.0% compare
  4. 19 Indonesia 0.4% compare
  5. 20 Costa Rica 0.2% compare
  6. 21 Türkiye 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gini inequality index reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Sri Lanka?
Gini inequality index reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Sri Lanka was 0.9% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest gini inequality index reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest gini inequality index reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2012.
How does Sri Lanka rank for gini inequality index reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers?
Sri Lanka ranks 18th out of 25 countries with data for 2019.
Is gini inequality index reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 184.7%. 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 Gini inequality index reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gini inequality index reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 211 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

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