Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) was 0.2192 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.2192
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
18th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.2535
in 2006
All-time low
0.1869
in 2009
Years of data
5
2006–2019

Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019

00.10.20.32006201220192006: 0.2542009: 0.1872012: 0.22016: 0.2392019: 0.219

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka is 0.2192, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.2535 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1869, in 2009.

That places Sri Lanka 18th out of 35 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 0.2535
2009 0.1869 -26.3%
2012 0.1999 +6.9%
2016 0.239 +19.6%
2019 0.2192 -8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2202 0.1869 0.2535 2
2010s 0.2193 0.1999 0.239 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 15 South Africa 0.2287 compare
  2. 16 Mongolia 0.228 compare
  3. 17 Turkey 0.2216 compare
  4. 19 Mexico 0.2075 compare
  5. 20 Belarus 0.2028 compare
  6. 21 Vietnam 0.1989 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka?
Benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka was 0.2192 in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.2535 in 2006.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1869 in 2009.
How does Sri Lanka rank for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest)?
Sri Lanka ranks 18th out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 334 data points, 2002–2023
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