Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile in Ecuador

Ecuador: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile was 0.1793 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.1793
Change on year
up 25.1%
World rank
29th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.2184
in 2012
All-time low
0.1342
in 2020
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile in Ecuador, 2008–2022

00.050.10.150.22008201520222008: 0.2142010: 0.2112011: 0.2032012: 0.2182014: 0.1872015: 0.1872016: 0.2122017: 0.1462018: 0.1672019: 0.1492020: 0.1342021: 0.1432022: 0.179

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.1793 for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in 2022.

The figure is up 25.1% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in Ecuador peaked at 0.2184 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1342, in 2020.

That places Ecuador 29th out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Ecuador, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 0.2142
2010 0.2113 -1.4%
2011 0.203 -3.9%
2012 0.2184 +7.6%
2014 0.1875 -14.2%
2015 0.1872 -0.1%
2016 0.2121 +13.3%
2017 0.1457 -31.3%
2018 0.1671 +14.6%
2019 0.1495 -10.5%
2020 0.1342 -10.2%
2021 0.1433 +6.8%
2022 0.1793 +25.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2142 0.2142 0.2142 1
2010s 0.1869 0.1457 0.2184 9
2020s 0.1523 0.1342 0.1793 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 26 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1871 compare
  2. 27 Brazil 0.1864 compare
  3. 28 Paraguay 0.1835 compare
  4. 30 Thailand 0.1785 compare
  5. 31 Panama 0.1594 compare
  6. 32 Malawi 0.1534 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 Ecuador?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in Ecuador was 0.1793 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.2184 in 2012.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1342 in 2020.
How does Ecuador rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile?
Ecuador ranks 29th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ecuador 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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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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