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

Panama: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile was 0.1449 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.1449
Change on year
down 21.3%
World rank
25th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.1841
in 2021
All-time low
0.0605
in 2008
Years of data
14
2008–2023

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

0.050.0750.10.1250.150.1752008201520232008: 0.0612009: 0.0982010: 0.1022011: 0.1112012: 0.112013: 0.12014: 0.1132015: 0.1472016: 0.1362017: 0.1462018: 0.1482019: 0.1372021: 0.1842023: 0.145

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.1449 for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile in 2023.

The figure is down 21.3% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile in Panama peaked at 0.1841 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0605, in 2008.

That places Panama 25th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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) -urban in Panama, 2008 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2008 0.0605
2009 0.0979 +61.8%
2010 0.1017 +3.9%
2011 0.111 +9.1%
2012 0.1097 -1.1%
2013 0.1 -8.8%
2014 0.1127 +12.6%
2015 0.1472 +30.6%
2016 0.1358 -7.7%
2017 0.146 +7.5%
2018 0.1476 +1.1%
2019 0.1366 -7.4%
2021 0.1841 +34.8%
2023 0.1449 -21.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0792 0.0605 0.0979 2
2010s 0.1248 0.1 0.1476 10
2020s 0.1645 0.1449 0.1841 2

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 22 Dominican Republic 0.1667 compare
  2. 23 Brazil 0.1482 compare
  3. 24 Pakistan 0.148 compare
  4. 26 El Salvador 0.141 compare
  5. 27 Peru 0.1391 compare
  6. 28 Mexico 0.1307 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 0.1449 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 0.1841 in 2021.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0605 in 2008.
How does Panama rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile?
Panama ranks 25th 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 44.9%. 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) -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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