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

Thailand: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) was 0.177 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.177
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
18th
of 31 countries
All-time high
0.177
in 2021
All-time low
0.0023
in 2006
Years of data
7
2006–2021

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) in Thailand, 2006–2021

00.050.10.150.22006201320212006: 0.0022009: 0.1072011: 0.1172013: 0.1462017: 0.1672019: 0.1722021: 0.177

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2021, benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile (poorest) in Thailand stood at 0.177. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 51.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile (poorest) in Thailand peaked at 0.177 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0023, in 2006.

Thailand ranks 18th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Thailand, 2006 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2006 0.0023
2009 0.1073 +4616.5%
2011 0.1171 +9.1%
2013 0.1465 +25.1%
2017 0.1665 +13.7%
2019 0.1717 +3.1%
2021 0.177 +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0548 0.0023 0.1073 2
2010s 0.1504 0.1171 0.1717 4
2020s 0.177 0.177 0.177 1

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 15 Viet Nam 0.1983 compare
  2. 16 Pakistan 0.1943 compare
  3. 17 Türkiye 0.1916 compare
  4. 19 Sri Lanka 0.1721 compare
  5. 20 Côte d'Ivoire 0.1389 compare
  6. 21 Costa Rica 0.1168 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 Thailand?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile (poorest) in Thailand was 0.177 in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.177 in 2021.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 in 2006.
How does Thailand rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile (poorest)?
Thailand ranks 18th out of 31 countries with data for 2021.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand 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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Indicator
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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