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

Panama: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) was 0.0907 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0907
Change on year
up 15.2%
World rank
22nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.0927
in 2018
All-time low
0.0598
in 2008
Years of data
14
2008–2023

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Panama, 2008–2023

00.020.040.060.080.12008201520232008: 0.062009: 0.0762010: 0.0772011: 0.0862012: 0.0812013: 0.0732014: 0.0832015: 0.0922016: 0.0822017: 0.0912018: 0.0932019: 0.0862021: 0.0792023: 0.091

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.0907 for benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) in 2023.

That represents a change of up 15.2% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Panama peaked at 0.0927 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0598, in 2008.

Panama ranks 22nd of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Panama, 2008 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2008 0.0598
2009 0.0756 +26.4%
2010 0.0766 +1.3%
2011 0.0863 +12.7%
2012 0.081 -6.2%
2013 0.073 -9.9%
2014 0.0832 +13.9%
2015 0.0922 +10.8%
2016 0.0816 -11.5%
2017 0.0913 +11.9%
2018 0.0927 +1.5%
2019 0.0857 -7.6%
2021 0.0788 -8.1%
2023 0.0907 +15.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0677 0.0598 0.0756 2
2010s 0.0844 0.073 0.0927 10
2020s 0.0847 0.0788 0.0907 2

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 19 Sri Lanka 0.1284 compare
  2. 20 Côte d'Ivoire 0.1269 compare
  3. 21 Argentina 0.1143 compare
  4. 23 Dominican Republic 0.0893 compare
  5. 24 Brazil 0.087 compare
  6. 25 Mexico 0.0702 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Panama?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Panama was 0.0907 in 2023, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.0927 in 2018.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0598 in 2008.
How does Panama rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance - 1st quintile (poorest)?
Panama ranks 22nd out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama 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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