Benefit-cost ratio: All Social Protection … rural Protection in Bolivia

Bolivia: Benefit-cost ratio: All Social Protection … rural Protection was 0.1871 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1871
Change on year
up 35.3%
World rank
26th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.203
in 2011
All-time low
0.0284
in 2006
Years of data
14
2006–2021

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile in Bolivia, 2006–2021

0.050.10.150.22006201320212006: 0.0282007: 0.0472008: 0.1462009: 0.1532011: 0.2032012: 0.1592014: 0.1492015: 0.1462016: 0.1062017: 0.1552018: 0.1812019: 0.1312020: 0.1382021: 0.187

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in Bolivia is 0.1871, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.3% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in Bolivia peaked at 0.203 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0284, in 2006.

That places Bolivia 26th out of 36 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Protection … rural Protection in Bolivia, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Bolivia, 2006 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2006 0.0284 —
2007 0.0467 +64.1%
2008 0.1458 +212.4%
2009 0.1533 +5.2%
2011 0.203 +32.4%
2012 0.1591 -21.6%
2014 0.1486 -6.6%
2015 0.1462 -1.6%
2016 0.1055 -27.8%
2017 0.1551 +47.0%
2018 0.1809 +16.6%
2019 0.131 -27.6%
2020 0.1383 +5.6%
2021 0.1871 +35.3%

Bolivia compared with similar countries

  • Bolivia's 0.1871 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1871, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
  • Bolivia's 0.1871 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1933, 97% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0935 0.0284 0.1533 4
2010s 0.1537 0.1055 0.203 8
2020s 0.1627 0.1383 0.1871 2

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 23 Peru 0.2112 compare
  2. 24 Turkey 0.2063 compare
  3. 25 Dominican Republic 0.1996 compare
  4. 27 Brazil 0.1864 compare
  5. 28 Paraguay 0.1835 compare
  6. 29 Ecuador 0.1793 compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in Bolivia?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in Bolivia was 0.1871 in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 0.203 in 2011.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0284 in 2006.
How does Bolivia rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile?
Bolivia ranks 26th out of 36 countries with data for 2021.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 data points, 2002–2023
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