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Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -extreme poor in Argentina

Argentina: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -extreme poor was 0.0039 <$2.15 a day in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
0.0039 <$2.15 a day
Change on year
down 42.6%
World rank
26th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.0396 <$2.15 a day
in 2011
All-time low
0.0039 <$2.15 a day
in 2022
Years of data
13
2006–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -extreme poor in Argentina, 2006–2022

00.010.020.030.042006201420222006: 0.019 <$2.15 a day2010: 0.019 <$2.15 a day2011: 0.04 <$2.15 a day2012: 0.037 <$2.15 a day2013: 0.013 <$2.15 a day2014: 0.007 <$2.15 a day2016: 0.006 <$2.15 a day2017: 0.007 <$2.15 a day2018: 0.007 <$2.15 a day2019: 0.006 <$2.15 a day2020: 0.006 <$2.15 a day2021: 0.007 <$2.15 a day2022: 0.004 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

In 2022, benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -extreme poor in Argentina stood at 0.0039 <$2.15 a day. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.6% on the previous year and down 89.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -extreme poor in Argentina peaked at 0.0396 <$2.15 a day in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0039 <$2.15 a day, in 2022.

That places Argentina 26th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -extreme poor in Argentina, year by year

Year <$2.15 a day Change
2006 0.0187 <$2.15 a day —
2010 0.0188 <$2.15 a day +0.6%
2011 0.0396 <$2.15 a day +110.4%
2012 0.0366 <$2.15 a day -7.4%
2013 0.0132 <$2.15 a day -63.9%
2014 0.0069 <$2.15 a day -48.0%
2016 0.0061 <$2.15 a day -11.2%
2017 0.0072 <$2.15 a day +18.7%
2018 0.0067 <$2.15 a day -8.0%
2019 0.0058 <$2.15 a day -12.5%
2020 0.0059 <$2.15 a day +1.0%
2021 0.0069 <$2.15 a day +16.9%
2022 0.0039 <$2.15 a day -42.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0187 <$2.15 a day 0.0187 <$2.15 a day 0.0187 <$2.15 a day 1
2010s 0.0157 <$2.15 a day 0.0058 <$2.15 a day 0.0396 <$2.15 a day 9
2020s 0.0056 <$2.15 a day 0.0039 <$2.15 a day 0.0069 <$2.15 a day 3

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 23 Colombia 0.0048 <$2.15 a day compare
  2. 24 Honduras 0.0046 <$2.15 a day compare
  3. 25 Ecuador 0.0042 <$2.15 a day compare
  4. 27 Peru 0.0039 <$2.15 a day compare
  5. 28 Dominican Republic 0.0038 <$2.15 a day compare
  6. 29 Mexico 0.003 <$2.15 a day compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -extreme poor in Argentina?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -extreme poor in Argentina was 0.0039 <$2.15 a day in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -extreme poor recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 0.0396 <$2.15 a day in 2011.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -extreme poor recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 <$2.15 a day in 2022.
How does Argentina rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -extreme poor?
Argentina ranks 26th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -extreme poor rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 89.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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