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

Pakistan: Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) was 0.1383 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.1383
Change on year
up 35.3%
World rank
18th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.1383
in 2018
All-time low
0.0963
in 2007
Years of data
5
2007–2018

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

00.050.10.152007201220182007: 0.0962009: 0.1382013: 0.0992015: 0.1022018: 0.138

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2018, benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) in Pakistan stood at 0.1383. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 35.3% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) in Pakistan peaked at 0.1383 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0963, in 2007.

That places Pakistan 18th out of 34 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Pakistan, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.0963
2009 0.1379 +43.1%
2013 0.0986 -28.5%
2015 0.1022 +3.7%
2018 0.1383 +35.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1171 0.0963 0.1379 2
2010s 0.113 0.0986 0.1383 3

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 15 Chile 0.1907 compare
  2. 16 Viet Nam 0.1778 compare
  3. 17 Uruguay 0.1439 compare
  4. 19 Sri Lanka 0.1284 compare
  5. 20 Côte d'Ivoire 0.1269 compare
  6. 21 Argentina 0.1143 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 0.1383 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 0.1383 in 2018.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0963 in 2007.
How does Pakistan rank for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest)?
Pakistan ranks 18th out of 34 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 43.6%. 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) -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
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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