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

Panama: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 0.3144 poorest in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.3144 poorest
Change on year
up 22.1%
World rank
24th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.5042 poorest
in 2008
All-time low
0.2576 poorest
in 2021
Years of data
14
2008–2023

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

00.20.40.62008201520232008: 0.504 poorest2009: 0.356 poorest2010: 0.325 poorest2011: 0.327 poorest2012: 0.299 poorest2013: 0.293 poorest2014: 0.306 poorest2015: 0.326 poorest2016: 0.332 poorest2017: 0.337 poorest2018: 0.314 poorest2019: 0.321 poorest2021: 0.258 poorest2023: 0.314 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2023, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Panama stood at 0.3144 poorest.

That represents a change of up 22.1% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Panama peaked at 0.5042 poorest in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2576 poorest, in 2021.

Panama ranks 24th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Panama, 2008 to 2023.
Year poorest Change
2008 0.5042 poorest
2009 0.3563 poorest -29.3%
2010 0.3246 poorest -8.9%
2011 0.3268 poorest +0.7%
2012 0.2988 poorest -8.6%
2013 0.2926 poorest -2.1%
2014 0.3062 poorest +4.7%
2015 0.3261 poorest +6.5%
2016 0.3323 poorest +1.9%
2017 0.3366 poorest +1.3%
2018 0.3143 poorest -6.6%
2019 0.3212 poorest +2.2%
2021 0.2576 poorest -19.8%
2023 0.3144 poorest +22.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4303 poorest 0.3563 poorest 0.5042 poorest 2
2010s 0.318 poorest 0.2926 poorest 0.3366 poorest 10
2020s 0.286 poorest 0.2576 poorest 0.3144 poorest 2

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 21 Peru 0.3527 poorest compare
  2. 22 Indonesia 0.3482 poorest compare
  3. 23 Georgia 0.3413 poorest compare
  4. 25 El Salvador 0.3056 poorest compare
  5. 26 Colombia 0.2877 poorest compare
  6. 27 Thailand 0.2831 poorest compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Panama?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Panama was 0.3144 poorest in 2023, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.5042 poorest in 2008.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2576 poorest in 2021.
How does Panama rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Panama ranks 24th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
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