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

Sri Lanka: Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) was 0.1721 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.1721
Change on year
up 9.0%
World rank
19th
of 31 countries
All-time high
0.1721
in 2019
All-time low
0.133
in 2006
Years of data
5
2006–2019

Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka, 2006–2019

00.050.10.152006201220192006: 0.1332009: 0.1362012: 0.1512016: 0.1582019: 0.172

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka is 0.1721, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.1721 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.133, in 2006.

That places Sri Lanka 19th out of 31 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1343 0.133 0.1356 2
2010s 0.1604 0.1512 0.1721 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 16 Pakistan 0.1943 compare
  2. 17 Türkiye 0.1857 compare
  3. 18 Thailand 0.1754 compare
  4. 20 Côte d'Ivoire 0.1389 compare
  5. 21 Costa Rica 0.1168 compare
  6. 22 Brazil 0.0942 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 Sri Lanka?
Benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka was 0.1721 in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.1721 in 2019.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.133 in 2006.
How does Sri Lanka rank for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest)?
Sri Lanka ranks 19th out of 31 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. 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 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 (%)