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

Serbia: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile was 0.4299 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.4299
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
5th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.4478
in 2018
All-time low
0.3649
in 2013
Years of data
8
2007–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile in Serbia, 2007–2022

00.10.20.30.42007201420222007: 0.372010: 0.3932013: 0.3652015: 0.4252018: 0.4482019: 0.4362021: 0.4352022: 0.43

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile in Serbia stood at 0.4299.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile in Serbia peaked at 0.4478 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3649, in 2013.

That places Serbia 5th out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Serbia, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 0.3699
2010 0.3931 +6.3%
2013 0.3649 -7.2%
2015 0.4248 +16.4%
2018 0.4478 +5.4%
2019 0.4361 -2.6%
2021 0.435 -0.3%
2022 0.4299 -1.2%

Serbia compared with similar countries

  • Serbia's 0.4299 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.205, 2.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Serbia's 0.4299 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.392, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3699 0.3699 0.3699 1
2010s 0.4133 0.3649 0.4478 5
2020s 0.4324 0.4299 0.435 2

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 2 Belarus 0.4799 compare
  2. 3 Ukraine 0.4733 compare
  3. 4 Romania 0.4333 compare
  4. 6 Poland 0.3974 compare
  5. 7 Armenia 0.3865 compare
  6. 8 Indonesia 0.3773 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 Serbia?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile in Serbia was 0.4299 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4478 in 2018.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3649 in 2013.
How does Serbia rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile?
Serbia ranks 5th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Serbia 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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