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

Mexico: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) was 0.2179 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.2179
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
31st
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.4251
in 2012
All-time low
0.2179
in 2022
Years of data
8
2008–2022

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

00.10.20.30.42008201520222008: 0.2322010: 0.4042012: 0.4252014: 0.362016: 0.3712018: 0.3642020: 0.2312022: 0.218

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Mexico stood at 0.2179. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Mexico peaked at 0.4251 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2179, in 2022.

Mexico ranks 31st of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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) -urban in Mexico, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 0.2316
2010 0.4038 +74.3%
2012 0.4251 +5.3%
2014 0.3603 -15.2%
2016 0.3711 +3.0%
2018 0.3642 -1.9%
2020 0.2311 -36.5%
2022 0.2179 -5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2316 0.2316 0.2316 1
2010s 0.3849 0.3603 0.4251 5
2020s 0.2245 0.2179 0.2311 2

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 28 Dominican Republic 0.2521 compare
  2. 29 Viet Nam 0.2463 compare
  3. 30 Chile 0.2441 compare
  4. 32 Ukraine 0.2114 compare
  5. 33 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1653 compare
  6. 34 Honduras 0.1643 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 0.2179 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 0.4251 in 2012.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2179 in 2022.
How does Mexico rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest)?
Mexico ranks 31st 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 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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) -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 (%)