Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) was 2.46 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2.46
Change on year
up 14.1%
World rank
13th
of 29 countries
All-time high
2.46
in 2019
All-time low
1.53
in 2006
Years of data
5
2006–2019

Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019

00.511.522.52006201220192006: 1.52009: 1.62012: 1.72016: 2.22019: 2.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 2.46 for average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 58.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka peaked at 2.46 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.53, in 2006.

That places Sri Lanka 13th out of 29 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.54 1.53 1.55 2
2010s 2.1 1.67 2.46 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 10 Republic of Moldova 3.48 compare
  2. 11 Kazakhstan 2.98 compare
  3. 12 Costa Rica 2.6 compare
  4. 14 Türkiye 2.44 compare
  5. 15 Mongolia 2.41 compare
  6. 16 Dominican Republic 2.04 compare

See the full ranking of 29 places →

More reference data data for Sri Lanka

All data for Sri Lanka →

Frequently asked questions

What is average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka?
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka was 2.46 in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 2.46 in 2019.
What is the lowest average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 1.53 in 2006.
How does Sri Lanka rank for average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest)?
Sri Lanka ranks 13th out of 29 countries with data for 2019.
Is average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 58.5%. 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 Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - Contributory Pensions -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/average-per-capita-transfer-held-by-1st-quintile-poorest-contributory-pensions-rural/sri-lanka/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/average-per-capita-transfer-held-by-1st-quintile-poorest-contributory-pensions-rural/sri-lanka/">Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - Contributory Pensions -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 268 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Average transfer amount of Contributory Pensions programs among program beneficiaries (per capita, daily $ppp)