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Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Argentina

Argentina: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -extreme poor was 0.0359 <$2.15 a day in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.0359 <$2.15 a day
Change on year
up 38.9%
World rank
18th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.0559 <$2.15 a day
in 2013
All-time low
0.0174 <$2.15 a day
in 2006
Years of data
13
2006–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Argentina, 2006–2022

0.020.030.040.050.062006201420222006: 0.017 <$2.15 a day2010: 0.046 <$2.15 a day2011: 0.048 <$2.15 a day2012: 0.051 <$2.15 a day2013: 0.056 <$2.15 a day2014: 0.036 <$2.15 a day2016: 0.038 <$2.15 a day2017: 0.029 <$2.15 a day2018: 0.044 <$2.15 a day2019: 0.047 <$2.15 a day2020: 0.036 <$2.15 a day2021: 0.026 <$2.15 a day2022: 0.036 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 0.0359 <$2.15 a day for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor in 2022.

The figure is up 38.9% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor in Argentina peaked at 0.0559 <$2.15 a day in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0174 <$2.15 a day, in 2006.

Argentina ranks 18th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Argentina, year by year

Year <$2.15 a day Change
2006 0.0174 <$2.15 a day —
2010 0.0465 <$2.15 a day +166.5%
2011 0.0479 <$2.15 a day +3.1%
2012 0.0506 <$2.15 a day +5.5%
2013 0.0559 <$2.15 a day +10.6%
2014 0.0357 <$2.15 a day -36.2%
2016 0.0375 <$2.15 a day +5.1%
2017 0.0287 <$2.15 a day -23.5%
2018 0.0437 <$2.15 a day +52.5%
2019 0.0471 <$2.15 a day +7.7%
2020 0.0363 <$2.15 a day -22.8%
2021 0.0258 <$2.15 a day -28.9%
2022 0.0359 <$2.15 a day +38.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0174 <$2.15 a day 0.0174 <$2.15 a day 0.0174 <$2.15 a day 1
2010s 0.0437 <$2.15 a day 0.0287 <$2.15 a day 0.0559 <$2.15 a day 9
2020s 0.0327 <$2.15 a day 0.0258 <$2.15 a day 0.0363 <$2.15 a day 3

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 15 Kyrgyzstan 0.0566 <$2.15 a day compare
  2. 16 Vietnam 0.0441 <$2.15 a day compare
  3. 17 Costa Rica 0.0375 <$2.15 a day compare
  4. 19 Panama 0.0354 <$2.15 a day compare
  5. 20 Romania 0.0345 <$2.15 a day compare
  6. 21 Turkey 0.0339 <$2.15 a day compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor in Argentina?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor in Argentina was 0.0359 <$2.15 a day in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 0.0559 <$2.15 a day in 2013.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0174 <$2.15 a day in 2006.
How does Argentina rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor?
Argentina ranks 18th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Social Assistance programs (%)