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

Pakistan: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) was 0.3582 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.3582
Change on year
down 30.2%
World rank
22nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.5134
in 2015
All-time low
0.1794
in 2013
Years of data
5
2007–2018

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Pakistan, 2007–2018

0.20.30.40.52007201220182007: 0.2072009: 0.1862013: 0.1792015: 0.5132018: 0.358

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2018, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Pakistan stood at 0.3582.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.2% on the previous year and up 73.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Pakistan peaked at 0.5134 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1794, in 2013.

Pakistan ranks 22nd of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Pakistan, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.2065
2009 0.1856 -10.1%
2013 0.1794 -3.4%
2015 0.5134 +186.2%
2018 0.3582 -30.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1961 0.1856 0.2065 2
2010s 0.3503 0.1794 0.5134 3

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 19 Indonesia 0.3773
  2. 20 Mongolia 0.371 compare
  3. 21 Georgia 0.3607 compare
  4. 23 El Salvador 0.3377 compare
  5. 24 Colombia 0.3209 compare
  6. 25 Panama 0.3193 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Pakistan?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Pakistan was 0.3582 in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.5134 in 2015.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1794 in 2013.
How does Pakistan rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest)?
Pakistan ranks 22nd out of 34 countries with data for 2018.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 73.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan 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 (%)