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

Argentina: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile was 0.167 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.167
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
21st
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.2143
in 2013
All-time low
0.1357
in 2019
Years of data
13
2006–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile in Argentina, 2006–2022

00.050.10.150.22006201420222006: 0.1392010: 0.1992011: 0.172012: 0.1652013: 0.2142014: 0.1412016: 0.1372017: 0.1452018: 0.1362019: 0.1362020: 0.1492021: 0.1532022: 0.167

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile in Argentina is 0.167, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile in Argentina peaked at 0.2143 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1357, in 2019.

That places Argentina 21st out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Argentina, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 0.1394
2010 0.1989 +42.8%
2011 0.1696 -14.7%
2012 0.1649 -2.8%
2013 0.2143 +30.0%
2014 0.1412 -34.1%
2016 0.1371 -2.9%
2017 0.1449 +5.7%
2018 0.1357 -6.3%
2019 0.1357 -0.0%
2020 0.1492 +9.9%
2021 0.1531 +2.6%
2022 0.167 +9.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1394 0.1394 0.1394 1
2010s 0.1603 0.1357 0.2143 9
2020s 0.1564 0.1492 0.167 3

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 18 Thailand 0.2024 compare
  2. 19 Uruguay 0.1772 compare
  3. 20 Sri Lanka 0.1698 compare
  4. 22 Dominican Republic 0.1667 compare
  5. 23 Brazil 0.1482 compare
  6. 24 Pakistan 0.148 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile in Argentina?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile in Argentina was 0.167 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 0.2143 in 2013.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1357 in 2019.
How does Argentina rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile?
Argentina ranks 21st out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 data points, 2002–2023
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