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

Panama: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 0.0502 poorest in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0502 poorest
Change on year
up 19.9%
World rank
26th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.0511 poorest
in 2018
All-time low
0.0295 poorest
in 2008
Years of data
14
2008–2023

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

00.020.040.062008201520232008: 0.03 poorest2009: 0.036 poorest2010: 0.033 poorest2011: 0.044 poorest2012: 0.04 poorest2013: 0.032 poorest2014: 0.042 poorest2015: 0.045 poorest2016: 0.038 poorest2017: 0.047 poorest2018: 0.051 poorest2019: 0.045 poorest2021: 0.042 poorest2023: 0.05 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.0502 poorest for benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile in 2023.

That represents a change of up 19.9% on the previous year and up 54.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile in Panama peaked at 0.0511 poorest in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0295 poorest, in 2008.

Panama ranks 26th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) in Panama, 2008 to 2023.
Year poorest Change
2008 0.0295 poorest
2009 0.0362 poorest +22.6%
2010 0.0328 poorest -9.5%
2011 0.044 poorest +34.3%
2012 0.0401 poorest -9.0%
2013 0.0324 poorest -19.1%
2014 0.0424 poorest +30.8%
2015 0.0447 poorest +5.4%
2016 0.0381 poorest -14.6%
2017 0.0475 poorest +24.5%
2018 0.0511 poorest +7.7%
2019 0.0455 poorest -11.1%
2021 0.0418 poorest -8.0%
2023 0.0502 poorest +19.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0329 poorest 0.0295 poorest 0.0362 poorest 2
2010s 0.0419 poorest 0.0324 poorest 0.0511 poorest 10
2020s 0.046 poorest 0.0418 poorest 0.0502 poorest 2

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 23 Dominican Republic 0.0861 poorest compare
  2. 24 Costa Rica 0.0642 poorest compare
  3. 25 Mexico 0.0526 poorest compare
  4. 27 Peru 0.0496 poorest compare
  5. 28 South Africa 0.0439 poorest compare
  6. 29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.035 poorest 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 in Panama?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile in Panama was 0.0502 poorest in 2023, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.0511 poorest in 2018.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0295 poorest in 2008.
How does Panama rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile?
Panama ranks 26th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.7%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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