Benefit-cost ratio: All Social Assistance -1st … rural Assistance in Bolivia

Bolivia: Benefit-cost ratio: All Social Assistance -1st … rural Assistance was 0.2176 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.2176
Change on year
up 31.5%
World rank
31st
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.2299
in 2011
All-time low
0.0426
in 2006
Years of data
14
2006–2021

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Bolivia, 2006–2021

0.050.10.150.20.252006201320212006: 0.0432007: 0.0722008: 0.1742009: 0.1782011: 0.232012: 0.1942014: 0.1772015: 0.1852016: 0.1322017: 0.1942018: 0.2182019: 0.1782020: 0.1652021: 0.218

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2021, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Bolivia stood at 0.2176.

That represents a change of up 31.5% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Bolivia peaked at 0.2299 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0426, in 2006.

That places Bolivia 31st out of 34 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Benefit-cost ratio: All Social Assistance -1st … rural Assistance in Bolivia, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Bolivia, 2006 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2006 0.0426 —
2007 0.0717 +68.5%
2008 0.1744 +143.3%
2009 0.1778 +2.0%
2011 0.2299 +29.3%
2012 0.1936 -15.8%
2014 0.1774 -8.4%
2015 0.1851 +4.4%
2016 0.1324 -28.5%
2017 0.1941 +46.6%
2018 0.218 +12.3%
2019 0.1781 -18.3%
2020 0.1655 -7.1%
2021 0.2176 +31.5%

Bolivia compared with similar countries

  • Bolivia's 0.2176 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2599, 84% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1166 0.0426 0.1778 4
2010s 0.1886 0.1324 0.2299 8
2020s 0.1915 0.1655 0.2176 2

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 28 Thailand 0.2512 compare
  2. 29 Peru 0.2368 compare
  3. 30 Dominican Republic 0.2303 compare
  4. 32 Malawi 0.2164 compare
  5. 33 Colombia 0.1664 compare
  6. 34 Ukraine 0.1321 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Bolivia?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Bolivia was 0.2176 in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2299 in 2011.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0426 in 2006.
How does Bolivia rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest)?
Bolivia ranks 31st out of 34 countries with data for 2021.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 329 data points, 2004–2023
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