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

Panama: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) was 0.2545 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.2545
Change on year
up 17.7%
World rank
27th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.2715
in 2017
All-time low
0.1883
in 2014
Years of data
14
2008–2023

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Panama, 2008–2023

00.10.20.32008201520232008: 0.2272009: 0.2642010: 0.2162011: 0.2072012: 0.1922013: 0.22014: 0.1882015: 0.2622016: 0.2452017: 0.2712018: 0.252019: 0.2542021: 0.2162023: 0.254

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.2545 for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in 2023.

That represents a change of up 17.7% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Panama peaked at 0.2715 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1883, in 2014.

That places Panama 27th out of 34 countries with data for 2023, 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 quintile (poorest) in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Panama, 2008 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2008 0.2272
2009 0.2642 +16.3%
2010 0.2162 -18.2%
2011 0.2066 -4.5%
2012 0.1917 -7.2%
2013 0.2 +4.3%
2014 0.1883 -5.9%
2015 0.262 +39.2%
2016 0.245 -6.5%
2017 0.2715 +10.8%
2018 0.2503 -7.8%
2019 0.2537 +1.3%
2021 0.2162 -14.8%
2023 0.2545 +17.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2457 0.2272 0.2642 2
2010s 0.2285 0.1883 0.2715 10
2020s 0.2353 0.2162 0.2545 2

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 24 Chile 0.2613 compare
  2. 25 Paraguay 0.2584 compare
  3. 26 Honduras 0.2564 compare
  4. 28 Thailand 0.2512 compare
  5. 29 Peru 0.2368 compare
  6. 30 Dominican Republic 0.2303 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Panama?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Panama was 0.2545 in 2023, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.2715 in 2017.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1883 in 2014.
How does Panama rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest)?
Panama ranks 27th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama 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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