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

Romania: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 0.3928 poorest in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.3928 poorest
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
15th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.3932 poorest
in 2008
All-time low
0.3561 poorest
in 2019
Years of data
7
2008–2021

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

00.10.20.30.42008201420212008: 0.393 poorest2011: 0.365 poorest2012: 0.359 poorest2016: 0.393 poorest2019: 0.356 poorest2020: 0.389 poorest2021: 0.393 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Romania recorded 0.3928 poorest for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in 2021.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Romania peaked at 0.3932 poorest in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3561 poorest, in 2019.

Romania ranks 15th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Romania, 2008 to 2021.
Year poorest Change
2008 0.3932 poorest
2011 0.3651 poorest -7.1%
2012 0.3594 poorest -1.6%
2016 0.3932 poorest +9.4%
2019 0.3561 poorest -9.4%
2020 0.3888 poorest +9.2%
2021 0.3928 poorest +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3932 poorest 0.3932 poorest 0.3932 poorest 1
2010s 0.3685 poorest 0.3561 poorest 0.3932 poorest 4
2020s 0.3908 poorest 0.3888 poorest 0.3928 poorest 2

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 12 Brazil 0.4264 poorest compare
  2. 13 Armenia 0.4251 poorest compare
  3. 14 Kazakhstan 0.41 poorest compare
  4. 16 Sri Lanka 0.3873 poorest compare
  5. 17 Mongolia 0.3769 poorest compare
  6. 18 Paraguay 0.3649 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 Romania?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Romania was 0.3928 poorest in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.3932 poorest in 2008.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3561 poorest in 2019.
How does Romania rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Romania ranks 15th out of 35 countries with data for 2021.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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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