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

Argentina: Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) was 0.1143 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.1143
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
20th
of 33 countries
All-time high
0.1885
in 2013
All-time low
0.0855
in 2020
Years of data
13
2006–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) in Argentina, 2006–2022

00.050.10.150.22006201420222006: 0.1362010: 0.1882011: 0.1612012: 0.1582013: 0.1882014: 0.1122016: 0.1062017: 0.1212018: 0.1092019: 0.1042020: 0.0852021: 0.112022: 0.114

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) in Argentina stood at 0.1143.

The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) in Argentina peaked at 0.1885 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0855, in 2020.

That places Argentina 20th out of 33 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.136 0.136 0.136 1
2010s 0.1385 0.1038 0.1885 9
2020s 0.1032 0.0855 0.1143 3

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 17 Pakistan 0.1383 compare
  2. 18 Sri Lanka 0.1284 compare
  3. 19 Côte d'Ivoire 0.1269 compare
  4. 21 Dominican Republic 0.0893 compare
  5. 22 Brazil 0.087 compare
  6. 23 Panama 0.0755 compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) in Argentina?
Benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) in Argentina was 0.1143 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 0.1885 in 2013.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0855 in 2020.
How does Argentina rank for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest)?
Argentina ranks 20th out of 33 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Contributory Pensions programs (%)