Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Mexico

Mexico: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) was 0.2752 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.2752
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
22nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.3759
in 2016
All-time low
0.2357
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Mexico, 2008–2022

00.10.20.30.42008201520222008: 0.2362010: 0.2762012: 0.312014: 0.2622016: 0.3762018: 0.3662020: 0.272022: 0.275

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Mexico stood at 0.2752.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Mexico peaked at 0.3759 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2357, in 2008.

Mexico ranks 22nd of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Mexico, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 0.2357
2010 0.2762 +17.2%
2012 0.31 +12.3%
2014 0.2617 -15.6%
2016 0.3759 +43.6%
2018 0.3662 -2.6%
2020 0.27 -26.3%
2022 0.2752 +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2357 0.2357 0.2357 1
2010s 0.318 0.2617 0.3759 5
2020s 0.2726 0.27 0.2752 2

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 19 Pakistan 0.3116 compare
  2. 20 Ecuador 0.2791 compare
  3. 21 El Salvador 0.2777 compare
  4. 23 Viet Nam 0.2714 compare
  5. 24 Chile 0.2613 compare
  6. 25 Paraguay 0.2584 compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Mexico?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Mexico was 0.2752 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.3759 in 2016.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2357 in 2008.
How does Mexico rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest)?
Mexico ranks 22nd out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico 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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Indicator
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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