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

Romania: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) was 0.4324 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.4324
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
4th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.4495
in 2019
All-time low
0.3641
in 2008
Years of data
7
2008–2021

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Romania, 2008–2021

00.10.20.30.42008201420212008: 0.3642011: 0.4032012: 0.4052016: 0.4122019: 0.452020: 0.4112021: 0.432

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2021, benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Romania stood at 0.4324.

That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Romania peaked at 0.4495 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3641, in 2008.

Romania ranks 4th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Romania, 2008 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2008 0.3641
2011 0.4026 +10.6%
2012 0.4045 +0.5%
2016 0.4123 +1.9%
2019 0.4495 +9.0%
2020 0.4109 -8.6%
2021 0.4324 +5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3641 0.3641 0.3641 1
2010s 0.4172 0.4026 0.4495 4
2020s 0.4217 0.4109 0.4324 2

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 1 Republic of Moldova 0.5239 compare
  2. 2 Belarus 0.475 compare
  3. 3 Ukraine 0.4699 compare
  4. 5 Serbia 0.426 compare
  5. 6 Armenia 0.3771 compare
  6. 7 Poland 0.3736 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 Romania?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Romania was 0.4324 in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.4495 in 2019.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3641 in 2008.
How does Romania rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance - 1st quintile (poorest)?
Romania ranks 4th out of 34 countries with data for 2021.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania 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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