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

Pakistan: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile was 0.2128 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.2128
Change on year
up 30.1%
World rank
22nd
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.2128
in 2018
All-time low
0.1503
in 2013
Years of data
5
2007–2018

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile in Pakistan, 2007–2018

00.050.10.150.22007201220182007: 0.1562009: 0.1722013: 0.152015: 0.1642018: 0.213

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in Pakistan is 0.2128, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 30.1% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in Pakistan peaked at 0.2128 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1503, in 2013.

That places Pakistan 22nd out of 36 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Pakistan, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.1561
2009 0.1718 +10.1%
2013 0.1503 -12.5%
2015 0.1636 +8.9%
2018 0.2128 +30.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.164 0.1561 0.1718 2
2010s 0.1756 0.1503 0.2128 3

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 19 Sri Lanka 0.2289 compare
  2. 20 Costa Rica 0.2271 compare
  3. 21 Mexico 0.219 compare
  4. 23 Peru 0.2112 compare
  5. 24 Türkiye 0.2063 compare
  6. 25 Dominican Republic 0.1996 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in Pakistan?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in Pakistan was 0.2128 in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.2128 in 2018.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1503 in 2013.
How does Pakistan rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile?
Pakistan ranks 22nd out of 36 countries with data for 2018.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan 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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