Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Bolivia

Bolivia: Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile was 0.035 poorest in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.035 poorest
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
29th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.0433 poorest
in 2012
All-time low
0.0132 poorest
in 2006
Years of data
14
2006–2021

Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Bolivia, 2006–2021

0.010.020.030.042006201320212006: 0.013 poorest2007: 0.023 poorest2008: 0.018 poorest2009: 0.022 poorest2011: 0.038 poorest2012: 0.043 poorest2014: 0.028 poorest2015: 0.031 poorest2016: 0.022 poorest2017: 0.027 poorest2018: 0.027 poorest2019: 0.034 poorest2020: 0.033 poorest2021: 0.035 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2021, benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Bolivia stood at 0.035 poorest.

That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Bolivia peaked at 0.0433 poorest in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0132 poorest, in 2006.

Bolivia ranks 29th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Bolivia, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Bolivia, 2006 to 2021.
Year poorest Change
2006 0.0132 poorest —
2007 0.0234 poorest +78.0%
2008 0.0183 poorest -21.9%
2009 0.0218 poorest +19.2%
2011 0.0385 poorest +76.3%
2012 0.0433 poorest +12.7%
2014 0.0278 poorest -35.8%
2015 0.0309 poorest +11.1%
2016 0.0218 poorest -29.3%
2017 0.0274 poorest +25.6%
2018 0.0272 poorest -0.9%
2019 0.0339 poorest +24.6%
2020 0.0335 poorest -1.2%
2021 0.035 poorest +4.7%

Bolivia compared with similar countries

  • Bolivia's 0.035 poorest is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0894 poorest, 39% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
  • Bolivia's 0.035 poorest is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0496 poorest, 71% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0192 poorest 0.0132 poorest 0.0234 poorest 4
2010s 0.0314 poorest 0.0218 poorest 0.0433 poorest 8
2020s 0.0343 poorest 0.0335 poorest 0.035 poorest 2

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 26 Peru 0.0496 poorest compare
  2. 27 South Africa 0.0439 poorest compare
  3. 28 Panama 0.0413 poorest compare
  4. 30 Ecuador 0.031 poorest compare
  5. 31 El Salvador 0.0295 poorest compare
  6. 32 Colombia 0.02 poorest compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Bolivia?
Benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Bolivia was 0.035 poorest in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0433 poorest in 2012.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0132 poorest in 2006.
How does Bolivia rank for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
Bolivia ranks 29th out of 34 countries with data for 2021.
Is benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Contributory Pensions programs (%)