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

Sri Lanka: Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) was 0.1284 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.1284
Change on year
down 9.5%
World rank
19th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.1475
in 2012
All-time low
0.0833
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: 0.0832009: 0.1332012: 0.1482016: 0.1422019: 0.128

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.1284 for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) in 2019.

That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.1475 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0833, in 2006.

Sri Lanka ranks 19th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 0.0833
2009 0.1329 +59.5%
2012 0.1475 +11.0%
2016 0.1419 -3.8%
2019 0.1284 -9.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1081 0.0833 0.1329 2
2010s 0.1393 0.1284 0.1475 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 16 Viet Nam 0.1778 compare
  2. 17 Uruguay 0.1439 compare
  3. 18 Pakistan 0.1383 compare
  4. 20 Côte d'Ivoire 0.1269 compare
  5. 21 Argentina 0.1143 compare
  6. 22 Dominican Republic 0.0893 compare

See the full ranking of 34 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 0.1284 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 0.1475 in 2012.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0833 in 2006.
How does Sri Lanka rank for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest)?
Sri Lanka ranks 19th out of 34 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 down 3.4%. 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) -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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