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

Panama: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile was 0.1594 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.1594
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
31st
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.1906
in 2015
All-time low
0.0567
in 2008
Years of data
14
2008–2023

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile in Panama, 2008–2023

0.050.10.150.22008201520232008: 0.0572009: 0.1332010: 0.1262011: 0.122012: 0.1152013: 0.1142014: 0.1092015: 0.1912016: 0.1762017: 0.1892018: 0.172019: 0.1682021: 0.1562023: 0.159

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.1594 for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in 2023.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in Panama peaked at 0.1906 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0567, in 2008.

That places Panama 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Panama, 2008 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2008 0.0567
2009 0.1327 +134.2%
2010 0.1262 -4.9%
2011 0.1199 -5.0%
2012 0.1155 -3.7%
2013 0.1142 -1.1%
2014 0.1094 -4.3%
2015 0.1906 +74.2%
2016 0.1758 -7.8%
2017 0.1889 +7.5%
2018 0.1704 -9.8%
2019 0.168 -1.4%
2021 0.1562 -7.0%
2023 0.1594 +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0947 0.0567 0.1327 2
2010s 0.1479 0.1094 0.1906 10
2020s 0.1578 0.1562 0.1594 2

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 28 Paraguay 0.1835 compare
  2. 29 Ecuador 0.1793 compare
  3. 30 Thailand 0.1785 compare
  4. 32 Malawi 0.1534 compare
  5. 33 Honduras 0.1403 compare
  6. 34 Côte d'Ivoire 0.1378 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in Panama?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in Panama was 0.1594 in 2023, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.1906 in 2015.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0567 in 2008.
How does Panama rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile?
Panama ranks 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. 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 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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