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

Sri Lanka: Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) was 0.2268 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.2268
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
17th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.2446
in 2016
All-time low
0.1636
in 2006
Years of data
5
2006–2019

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

00.050.10.150.20.252006201220192006: 0.1642009: 0.1752012: 0.1672016: 0.2452019: 0.227

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka stood at 0.2268.

The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.2446 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1636, in 2006.

Sri Lanka ranks 17th of 36 countries on this measure, 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) -urban in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 0.1636
2009 0.1747 +6.8%
2012 0.1669 -4.5%
2016 0.2446 +46.6%
2019 0.2268 -7.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1692 0.1636 0.1747 2
2010s 0.2127 0.1669 0.2446 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 14 Vietnam 0.2421 compare
  2. 15 Mexico 0.2352 compare
  3. 16 Pakistan 0.2292 compare
  4. 18 Costa Rica 0.2255 compare
  5. 19 Uruguay 0.2239 compare
  6. 20 Colombia 0.2227 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 0.2268 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 0.2446 in 2016.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1636 in 2006.
How does Sri Lanka rank for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest)?
Sri Lanka ranks 17th out of 36 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 29.8%. 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 Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 data points, 2002–2023
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