Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025) was 14.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
14.2%
Change on year
down 21.2%
World rank
29th
of 41 countries
All-time high
26.3%
in 2005
All-time low
14.2%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2005–2019
Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025) in Sri Lanka, 2005–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) in Sri Lanka stood at 14.2%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 21.2% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) in Sri Lanka peaked at 26.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2019.
Sri Lanka ranks 29th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 26.3% | — |
| 2006 | 24.4% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 20.1% | -17.6% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -21.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 14.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.9%, 89% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.6% | 20.1% | 26.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 14.2% | 20.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 26 Kosovo 15.1% compare
- 26 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 15.1% compare
- 28 Montenegro 15.1% compare
- 30 Slovakia 13.8% compare
- 31 Belarus 13.8% compare
- 32 Iran, Islamic Republic of 13.8% compare
More health data for Sri Lanka
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 304 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) in Sri Lanka?
- Financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) in Sri Lanka was 14.2% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 29th out of 41 countries with data for 2019.
- Is financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025 definition): population (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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