Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor in Mexico

Mexico: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor was 0.0147 <$2.15 a day in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.0147 <$2.15 a day
Change on year
down 40.4%
World rank
29th
of 37 countries
All-time high
0.0788 <$2.15 a day
in 2010
All-time low
0.0147 <$2.15 a day
in 2022
Years of data
8
2008–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor in Mexico, 2008–2022

0.020.040.060.082008201520222008: 0.05 <$2.15 a day2010: 0.079 <$2.15 a day2012: 0.073 <$2.15 a day2014: 0.03 <$2.15 a day2016: 0.044 <$2.15 a day2018: 0.033 <$2.15 a day2020: 0.025 <$2.15 a day2022: 0.015 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 0.0147 <$2.15 a day for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -extreme poor in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.4% on the previous year and down 79.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -extreme poor in Mexico peaked at 0.0788 <$2.15 a day in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0147 <$2.15 a day, in 2022.

Mexico ranks 29th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Mexico, 2008 to 2022.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2008 0.0497 <$2.15 a day
2010 0.0788 <$2.15 a day +58.3%
2012 0.0729 <$2.15 a day -7.5%
2014 0.0299 <$2.15 a day -59.0%
2016 0.0443 <$2.15 a day +48.0%
2018 0.0332 <$2.15 a day -25.0%
2020 0.0247 <$2.15 a day -25.7%
2022 0.0147 <$2.15 a day -40.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0497 <$2.15 a day 0.0497 <$2.15 a day 0.0497 <$2.15 a day 1
2010s 0.0518 <$2.15 a day 0.0299 <$2.15 a day 0.0788 <$2.15 a day 5
2020s 0.0197 <$2.15 a day 0.0147 <$2.15 a day 0.0247 <$2.15 a day 2

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 26 Chile 0.0251 <$2.15 a day compare
  2. 27 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0184 <$2.15 a day compare
  3. 28 Ecuador 0.0165 <$2.15 a day compare
  4. 30 El Salvador 0.0142 <$2.15 a day compare
  5. 31 Panama 0.0118 <$2.15 a day compare
  6. 32 Argentina 0.0094 <$2.15 a day compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -extreme poor in Mexico?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -extreme poor in Mexico was 0.0147 <$2.15 a day in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -extreme poor recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.0788 <$2.15 a day in 2010.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -extreme poor recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0147 <$2.15 a day in 2022.
How does Mexico rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -extreme poor?
Mexico ranks 29th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -extreme poor rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 79.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
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