[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social insurance in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: [World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social insurance was 8.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social insurance in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 8.0% for [world bank] proportion of population covered by social insurance in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [world bank] proportion of population covered by social insurance in Sri Lanka peaked at 8.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2006.
That places Sri Lanka 30th out of 35 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social insurance in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6.0% | — |
| 2009 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 6.0% | 7.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 7.0% | 8.0% | 3 |
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More infrastructure data for Sri Lanka
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.62 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.55 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.58 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.85 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0722 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [world bank] proportion of population covered by social insurance in Sri Lanka?
- [world bank] proportion of population covered by social insurance in Sri Lanka was 8.0% in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [world bank] proportion of population covered by social insurance recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest [world bank] proportion of population covered by social insurance recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2006.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for [world bank] proportion of population covered by social insurance?
- Sri Lanka ranks 30th out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
- Is [world bank] proportion of population covered by social insurance rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social insurance programs (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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