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

Romania: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) was 0.3882 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3882
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
17th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.3889
in 2020
All-time low
0.3194
in 2012
Years of data
7
2008–2021

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Romania, 2008–2021

00.10.20.30.42008201420212008: 0.3812011: 0.3472012: 0.3192016: 0.3292019: 0.3662020: 0.3892021: 0.388

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2021, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Romania stood at 0.3882.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Romania peaked at 0.3889 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3194, in 2012.

Romania ranks 17th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Romania, 2008 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2008 0.3805
2011 0.3466 -8.9%
2012 0.3194 -7.8%
2016 0.3293 +3.1%
2019 0.3662 +11.2%
2020 0.3889 +6.2%
2021 0.3882 -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3805 0.3805 0.3805 1
2010s 0.3404 0.3194 0.3662 4
2020s 0.3885 0.3882 0.3889 2

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 14 Ecuador 0.4049 compare
  2. 15 Kazakhstan 0.4002 compare
  3. 16 Armenia 0.391 compare
  4. 18 Paraguay 0.38 compare
  5. 19 Indonesia 0.3773 compare
  6. 20 Mongolia 0.371 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 Romania?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Romania was 0.3882 in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.3889 in 2020.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3194 in 2012.
How does Romania rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest)?
Romania ranks 17th out of 34 countries with data for 2021.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania 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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