Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Pakistan

Pakistan: Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) was 0.1943 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.1943
Change on year
up 66.3%
World rank
15th
of 30 countries
All-time high
0.1943
in 2018
All-time low
0.1069
in 2013
Years of data
5
2007–2018

Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Pakistan, 2007–2018

00.050.10.150.22007201220182007: 0.1442009: 0.1282013: 0.1072015: 0.1172018: 0.194

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2018, benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Pakistan stood at 0.1943. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.3% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Pakistan peaked at 0.1943 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1069, in 2013.

That places Pakistan 15th out of 30 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.136 0.1282 0.1437 2
2010s 0.1393 0.1069 0.1943 3

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 12 Uruguay 0.2893 compare
  2. 13 Chile 0.259 compare
  3. 14 Viet Nam 0.1983 compare
  4. 16 Türkiye 0.1857 compare
  5. 17 Thailand 0.1754 compare
  6. 18 Sri Lanka 0.1721 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Pakistan?
Benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Pakistan was 0.1943 in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.1943 in 2018.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1069 in 2013.
How does Pakistan rank for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest)?
Pakistan ranks 15th out of 30 countries with data for 2018.
Is benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 287 data points, 2002–2023
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