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

South Africa: Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) was 0.0536 in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0.0536
Change on year
up 50.1%
World rank
24th
of 31 countries
All-time high
0.1627
in 2018
All-time low
0.0357
in 2020
Years of data
7
2005–2021

Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in South Africa, 2005–2021

0.050.10.152005201320212005: 0.1032014: 0.0842016: 0.0512018: 0.1632019: 0.052020: 0.0362021: 0.054

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2021, benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in South Africa stood at 0.0536.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.1% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in South Africa peaked at 0.1627 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0357, in 2020.

South Africa ranks 24th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in South Africa, 2005 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2005 0.1032
2014 0.0843 -18.2%
2016 0.0509 -39.7%
2018 0.1627 +219.9%
2019 0.0499 -69.3%
2020 0.0357 -28.4%
2021 0.0536 +50.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1032 0.1032 0.1032 1
2010s 0.0869 0.0499 0.1627 4
2020s 0.0446 0.0357 0.0536 2

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 21 Costa Rica 0.1168 compare
  2. 22 Brazil 0.0942 compare
  3. 23 El Salvador 0.0678 compare
  4. 25 Mexico 0.0486 compare
  5. 26 Dominican Republic 0.0485 compare
  6. 27 Peru 0.04 compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in South Africa?
Benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in South Africa was 0.0536 in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.1627 in 2018.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0357 in 2020.
How does South Africa rank for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest)?
South Africa ranks 24th out of 31 countries with data for 2021.
Is benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South Africa 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
31 places, 292 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Contributory Pensions programs (%)