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

Serbia: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 0.4556 poorest in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.4556 poorest
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
8th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.5485 poorest
in 2018
All-time low
0.3718 poorest
in 2007
Years of data
8
2007–2022

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

00.20.40.62007201420222007: 0.372 poorest2010: 0.497 poorest2013: 0.479 poorest2015: 0.471 poorest2018: 0.549 poorest2019: 0.486 poorest2021: 0.485 poorest2022: 0.456 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Serbia recorded 0.4556 poorest for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in 2022.

The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Serbia peaked at 0.5485 poorest in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3718 poorest, in 2007.

Serbia ranks 8th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Serbia, 2007 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2007 0.3718 poorest
2010 0.4973 poorest +33.7%
2013 0.479 poorest -3.7%
2015 0.4714 poorest -1.6%
2018 0.5485 poorest +16.4%
2019 0.4865 poorest -11.3%
2021 0.4845 poorest -0.4%
2022 0.4556 poorest -6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3718 poorest 0.3718 poorest 0.3718 poorest 1
2010s 0.4965 poorest 0.4714 poorest 0.5485 poorest 5
2020s 0.4701 poorest 0.4556 poorest 0.4845 poorest 2

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 5 Uruguay 0.4773 poorest compare
  2. 6 Poland 0.4662 poorest compare
  3. 7 Belarus 0.4618 poorest compare
  4. 9 Costa Rica 0.4446 poorest compare
  5. 10 Kyrgyzstan 0.434 poorest compare
  6. 11 Republic of Moldova 0.4265 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 Serbia?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Serbia was 0.4556 poorest in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5485 poorest in 2018.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3718 poorest in 2007.
How does Serbia rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Serbia ranks 8th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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). 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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