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

Panama: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) was 0.3193 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.3193
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
25th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.3283
in 2021
All-time low
0.1872
in 2008
Years of data
14
2008–2023

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Panama, 2008–2023

00.10.20.32008201520232008: 0.1872009: 0.3192010: 0.3072011: 0.3032012: 0.2762013: 0.2662014: 0.2882015: 0.3162016: 0.3272017: 0.3222018: 0.312019: 0.2922021: 0.3282023: 0.319

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Panama is 0.3193, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Panama peaked at 0.3283 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1872, in 2008.

That places Panama 25th out of 34 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Panama, 2008 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2008 0.1872
2009 0.3186 +70.1%
2010 0.3069 -3.7%
2011 0.3033 -1.2%
2012 0.2759 -9.0%
2013 0.266 -3.6%
2014 0.2875 +8.1%
2015 0.3156 +9.8%
2016 0.3265 +3.5%
2017 0.3217 -1.5%
2018 0.31 -3.6%
2019 0.2918 -5.9%
2021 0.3283 +12.5%
2023 0.3193 -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2529 0.1872 0.3186 2
2010s 0.3005 0.266 0.3265 10
2020s 0.3238 0.3193 0.3283 2

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 22 Pakistan 0.3582 compare
  2. 23 El Salvador 0.3377 compare
  3. 24 Colombia 0.3209 compare
  4. 26 Peru 0.3143 compare
  5. 27 Thailand 0.2772 compare
  6. 28 Dominican Republic 0.2521 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Panama?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Panama was 0.3193 in 2023, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.3283 in 2021.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1872 in 2008.
How does Panama rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest)?
Panama ranks 25th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama 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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