Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban was 27.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
27.0%
Change on year
down 12.7%
World rank
30th
of 34 countries
All-time high
33.0%
in 2006
All-time low
27.0%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2006–2019

Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019

01020302006201220192006: 332009: 30.12012: 30.12016: 30.92019: 27

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 27.0% for adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.7% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban in Sri Lanka peaked at 33.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2019.

Sri Lanka ranks 30th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 33.0%
2009 30.1% -8.8%
2012 30.1% +0.1%
2016 30.9% +2.8%
2019 27.0% -12.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31.5% 30.1% 33.0% 2
2010s 29.3% 27.0% 30.9% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban in Sri Lanka?
Adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban in Sri Lanka was 27.0% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2006.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2019.
How does Sri Lanka rank for adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban?
Sri Lanka ranks 30th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
Is adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group