Benefit-cost ratio: All Social Assistance -1st … rural Assistance in Kosovo
Kosovo: Benefit-cost ratio: All Social Assistance -1st … rural Assistance was 0.6255 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Kosovo, 2006–2017
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2017, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Kosovo stood at 0.6255. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Kosovo peaked at 0.6255 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4865, in 2012.
Kosovo ranks 1st of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Benefit-cost ratio: All Social Assistance -1st … rural Assistance in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.546 | — |
| 2011 | 0.6042 | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4865 | -19.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5689 | +16.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6255 | +10.0% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 0.6255 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4332, 1.4× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 0.6255 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3148, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.546 | 0.546 | 0.546 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5713 | 0.4865 | 0.6255 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
More work & labour data for Kosovo
- Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 7.7% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 22.5% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 53.6% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 37.9% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 30.8% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 17.6% (2024)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 41.9% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 24.4% (2024)
- Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 16.5% (2024)
- Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 19.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Kosovo?
- Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Kosovo was 0.6255 in 2017, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6255 in 2017.
- What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4865 in 2012.
- How does Kosovo rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest)?
- Kosovo ranks 1st out of 34 countries with data for 2017.
- Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo 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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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Social Assistance programs (%)