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

Serbia: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) was 0.4227 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.4227
Change on year
down 13.3%
World rank
10th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.5798
in 2018
All-time low
0.3473
in 2007
Years of data
8
2007–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Serbia, 2007–2022

00.20.40.62007201420222007: 0.3472010: 0.5012013: 0.5232015: 0.4782018: 0.582019: 0.4832021: 0.4872022: 0.423

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Serbia is 0.4227, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.3% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Serbia peaked at 0.5798 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3473, in 2007.

Serbia ranks 10th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Serbia, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 0.3473
2010 0.501 +44.2%
2013 0.5231 +4.4%
2015 0.4783 -8.6%
2018 0.5798 +21.2%
2019 0.483 -16.7%
2021 0.4874 +0.9%
2022 0.4227 -13.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3473 0.3473 0.3473 1
2010s 0.513 0.4783 0.5798 5
2020s 0.4551 0.4227 0.4874 2

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 7 Türkiye 0.44 compare
  2. 8 Republic of Moldova 0.4399 compare
  3. 9 Romania 0.4264 compare
  4. 11 Kazakhstan 0.416 compare
  5. 12 Kyrgyzstan 0.3994 compare
  6. 13 Mongolia 0.3928 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Serbia?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Serbia was 0.4227 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5798 in 2018.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3473 in 2007.
How does Serbia rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest)?
Serbia ranks 10th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Serbia 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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