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

Serbia: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) was 0.4839 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.4839
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
5th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.5454
in 2018
All-time low
0.4201
in 2007
Years of data
8
2007–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Serbia, 2007–2022

00.20.40.62007201420222007: 0.422010: 0.4922013: 0.4422015: 0.4612018: 0.5452019: 0.4992021: 0.4862022: 0.484

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Serbia recorded 0.4839 for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in 2022.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Serbia peaked at 0.5454 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4201, in 2007.

That places Serbia 5th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Serbia, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 0.4201
2010 0.4918 +17.1%
2013 0.4417 -10.2%
2015 0.4605 +4.3%
2018 0.5454 +18.4%
2019 0.4986 -8.6%
2021 0.4855 -2.6%
2022 0.4839 -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4201 0.4201 0.4201 1
2010s 0.4876 0.4417 0.5454 5
2020s 0.4847 0.4839 0.4855 2

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 3 Argentina 0.5113 compare
  2. 4 Poland 0.485 compare
  3. 6 Türkiye 0.4783 compare
  4. 7 Uruguay 0.4748 compare
  5. 8 Kyrgyzstan 0.4686 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 Serbia?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Serbia was 0.4839 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5454 in 2018.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4201 in 2007.
How does Serbia rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest)?
Serbia ranks 5th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Serbia 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 (%)