Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions was 12.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
12.7%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
16th
of 32 countries
All-time high
12.7%
in 2019
All-time low
9.5%
in 2009
Years of data
5
2006–2019

Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019

0510152006201220192006: 12.32009: 9.52012: 10.32016: 12.52019: 12.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 12.7% for benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Sri Lanka peaked at 12.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2009.

Sri Lanka ranks 16th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.9% 9.5% 12.3% 2
2010s 11.8% 10.3% 12.7% 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 13 Argentina 14.7% compare
  2. 14 Kazakhstan 14.3% compare
  3. 15 Brazil 13.6% compare
  4. 17 Vietnam 12.4% compare
  5. 18 Pakistan 10.2% compare
  6. 19 Cote d'Ivoire 10.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Sri Lanka?
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Sri Lanka was 12.7% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2009.
How does Sri Lanka rank for benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions?
Sri Lanka ranks 16th out of 32 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. 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 Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population