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

Argentina: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) was 0.1143 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.1143
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
21st
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.1885
in 2013
All-time low
0.0855
in 2020
Years of data
13
2006–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Argentina, 2006–2022

00.050.10.150.22006201420222006: 0.1362010: 0.1882011: 0.1612012: 0.1582013: 0.1882014: 0.1122016: 0.1062017: 0.1212018: 0.1092019: 0.1042020: 0.0852021: 0.112022: 0.114

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Argentina is 0.1143, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Argentina peaked at 0.1885 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0855, in 2020.

Argentina ranks 21st of 34 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 Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Argentina, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 0.136
2010 0.188 +38.2%
2011 0.1605 -14.6%
2012 0.1582 -1.5%
2013 0.1885 +19.2%
2014 0.1119 -40.6%
2016 0.1064 -4.8%
2017 0.1206 +13.3%
2018 0.109 -9.6%
2019 0.1038 -4.7%
2020 0.0855 -17.7%
2021 0.1099 +28.6%
2022 0.1143 +4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.136 0.136 0.136 1
2010s 0.1385 0.1038 0.1885 9
2020s 0.1032 0.0855 0.1143 3

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 18 Pakistan 0.1383 compare
  2. 19 Sri Lanka 0.1284 compare
  3. 20 Côte d'Ivoire 0.1269 compare
  4. 22 Panama 0.0907 compare
  5. 23 Dominican Republic 0.0893 compare
  6. 24 Brazil 0.087 compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Argentina?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Argentina was 0.1143 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 0.1885 in 2013.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0855 in 2020.
How does Argentina rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance - 1st quintile (poorest)?
Argentina ranks 21st out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. 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 Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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