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

Argentina: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) was 0.5113 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.5113
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
3rd
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.5768
in 2014
All-time low
0.2463
in 2012
Years of data
13
2006–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Argentina, 2006–2022

00.20.40.62006201420222006: 0.2572010: 0.4542011: 0.2672012: 0.2462013: 0.5252014: 0.5772016: 0.5332017: 0.512018: 0.5282019: 0.542020: 0.3792021: 0.5262022: 0.511

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Argentina is 0.5113, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 107.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Argentina peaked at 0.5768 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2463, in 2012.

Argentina ranks 3rd of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Argentina, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 0.2569
2010 0.4535 +76.5%
2011 0.2673 -41.1%
2012 0.2463 -7.9%
2013 0.5247 +113.0%
2014 0.5768 +9.9%
2016 0.5335 -7.5%
2017 0.5104 -4.3%
2018 0.528 +3.4%
2019 0.5405 +2.4%
2020 0.3789 -29.9%
2021 0.5261 +38.8%
2022 0.5113 -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2569 0.2569 0.2569 1
2010s 0.4646 0.2463 0.5768 9
2020s 0.4721 0.3789 0.5261 3

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 1 Kosovo 0.5861 compare
  2. 1 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.5861 compare
  3. 4 Poland 0.485 compare
  4. 5 Serbia 0.4839 compare
  5. 6 Türkiye 0.4783 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Argentina?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Argentina was 0.5113 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 0.5768 in 2014.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2463 in 2012.
How does Argentina rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest)?
Argentina ranks 3rd out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 107.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Social Assistance programs (%)