Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) in Ecuador

Ecuador: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) was 0.034 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.034
Change on year
up 345.4%
World rank
28th
of 31 countries
All-time high
0.0895
in 2016
All-time low
0.0076
in 2021
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) in Ecuador, 2008–2022

00.020.040.060.082008201520222008: 0.0412010: 0.0452011: 0.0372012: 0.0412014: 0.0512015: 0.0652016: 0.0892017: 0.022018: 0.0382019: 0.0372020: 0.0312021: 0.0082022: 0.034

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile (poorest) in Ecuador is 0.034, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 345.4% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile (poorest) in Ecuador peaked at 0.0895 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0076, in 2021.

That places Ecuador 28th out of 31 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Ecuador, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 0.0412
2010 0.0445 +8.2%
2011 0.0374 -15.9%
2012 0.0414 +10.5%
2014 0.0506 +22.4%
2015 0.0654 +29.1%
2016 0.0895 +36.8%
2017 0.0205 -77.1%
2018 0.038 +85.6%
2019 0.0368 -3.2%
2020 0.0312 -15.2%
2021 0.0076 -75.5%
2022 0.034 +345.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0412 0.0412 0.0412 1
2010s 0.0471 0.0205 0.0895 9
2020s 0.0243 0.0076 0.034 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 25 Mexico 0.0488 compare
  2. 26 Dominican Republic 0.0485 compare
  3. 27 Peru 0.04 compare
  4. 29 Panama 0.0199 compare
  5. 30 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0153 compare
  6. 31 Colombia 0.0111 compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile (poorest) in Ecuador?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile (poorest) in Ecuador was 0.034 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.0895 in 2016.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0076 in 2021.
How does Ecuador rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile (poorest)?
Ecuador ranks 28th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 292 data points, 2002–2023
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