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

Thailand: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) was 0.2512 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2512
Change on year
up 42.1%
World rank
28th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.2888
in 2009
All-time low
0.1613
in 2017
Years of data
7
2006–2021

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

00.10.20.32006201320212006: 0.2412009: 0.2892011: 0.2692013: 0.2772017: 0.1612019: 0.1772021: 0.251

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2021, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Thailand stood at 0.2512.

That represents a change of up 42.1% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Thailand peaked at 0.2888 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1613, in 2017.

That places Thailand 28th out of 34 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Thailand, 2006 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2006 0.2411
2009 0.2888 +19.8%
2011 0.2688 -6.9%
2013 0.2772 +3.1%
2017 0.1613 -41.8%
2019 0.1767 +9.6%
2021 0.2512 +42.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.265 0.2411 0.2888 2
2010s 0.221 0.1613 0.2772 4
2020s 0.2512 0.2512 0.2512 1

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 25 Paraguay 0.2584 compare
  2. 26 Honduras 0.2564 compare
  3. 27 Panama 0.2545 compare
  4. 29 Peru 0.2368 compare
  5. 30 Dominican Republic 0.2303 compare
  6. 31 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2176 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Thailand?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Thailand was 0.2512 in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.2888 in 2009.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1613 in 2017.
How does Thailand rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest)?
Thailand ranks 28th out of 34 countries with data for 2021.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Thailand 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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