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

Ecuador: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile was 0.0937 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.0937
Change on year
up 23.3%
World rank
33rd
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.1498
in 2016
All-time low
0.0595
in 2019
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

00.050.10.152008201520222008: 0.1362010: 0.1192011: 0.1292012: 0.1462014: 0.0812015: 0.0782016: 0.152017: 0.0822018: 0.0632019: 0.062020: 0.122021: 0.0762022: 0.094

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile in Ecuador is 0.0937, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 23.3% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile in Ecuador peaked at 0.1498 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0595, in 2019.

Ecuador ranks 33rd of 36 countries on this measure, 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) -urban in Ecuador, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 0.1364
2010 0.1185 -13.1%
2011 0.1295 +9.2%
2012 0.146 +12.8%
2014 0.0814 -44.2%
2015 0.0781 -4.1%
2016 0.1498 +91.8%
2017 0.0825 -44.9%
2018 0.0629 -23.8%
2019 0.0595 -5.3%
2020 0.1196 +101.0%
2021 0.076 -36.5%
2022 0.0937 +23.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1364 0.1364 0.1364 1
2010s 0.1009 0.0595 0.1498 9
2020s 0.0964 0.076 0.1196 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 30 Côte d'Ivoire 0.1235 compare
  2. 31 Costa Rica 0.1092 compare
  3. 32 Paraguay 0.0957 compare
  4. 34 South Africa 0.0521 compare
  5. 35 Honduras 0.0441 compare
  6. 36 Colombia 0.0326 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 0.0937 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 0.1498 in 2016.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0595 in 2019.
How does Ecuador rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile?
Ecuador ranks 33rd 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 35.8%. 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) -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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