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

Thailand: Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) was 0.1754 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1754
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
17th
of 30 countries
All-time high
0.1754
in 2021
All-time low
0.0023
in 2006
Years of data
7
2006–2021

Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Thailand, 2006–2021

00.050.10.150.22006201320212006: 0.0022009: 0.1072011: 0.1172013: 0.1462017: 0.1662019: 0.172021: 0.175

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2021, benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Thailand stood at 0.1754. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 49.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Thailand peaked at 0.1754 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0023, in 2006.

That places Thailand 17th out of 30 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0548 0.0023 0.1073 2
2010s 0.1497 0.1171 0.1698 4
2020s 0.1754 0.1754 0.1754 1

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 14 Viet Nam 0.1983 compare
  2. 15 Pakistan 0.1943 compare
  3. 16 Türkiye 0.1857 compare
  4. 18 Sri Lanka 0.1721 compare
  5. 19 Côte d'Ivoire 0.1389 compare
  6. 20 Costa Rica 0.1168 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Thailand?
Benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Thailand was 0.1754 in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.1754 in 2021.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 in 2006.
How does Thailand rank for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest)?
Thailand ranks 17th out of 30 countries with data for 2021.
Is benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand 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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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Contributory Pensions programs (%)