Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Panama

Panama: Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile was 0.082 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.082
Change on year
down 17.9%
World rank
29th
of 30 countries
All-time high
0.1637
in 2008
All-time low
0.0665
in 2015
Years of data
14
2008–2023

Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Panama, 2008–2023

00.050.10.152008201520232008: 0.1642009: 0.1232010: 0.1332011: 0.0822012: 0.0812013: 0.0752014: 0.0792015: 0.0662016: 0.12017: 0.0872018: 0.0912019: 0.1032021: 0.12023: 0.082

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Panama is 0.082, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 17.9% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Panama peaked at 0.1637 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0665, in 2015.

That places Panama 29th out of 30 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Panama, 2008 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2008 0.1637
2009 0.1235 -24.5%
2010 0.1332 +7.9%
2011 0.0822 -38.3%
2012 0.0807 -1.7%
2013 0.0745 -7.7%
2014 0.0786 +5.4%
2015 0.0665 -15.4%
2016 0.1002 +50.7%
2017 0.087 -13.2%
2018 0.0906 +4.2%
2019 0.1029 +13.6%
2021 0.0999 -2.9%
2023 0.082 -17.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1436 0.1235 0.1637 2
2010s 0.0896 0.0665 0.1332 10
2020s 0.091 0.082 0.0999 2

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 26 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1383 compare
  2. 27 Peru 0.1302 compare
  3. 28 Burkina Faso 0.0974 compare
  4. 30 Poland 0.008 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Panama?
Benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Panama was 0.082 in 2023, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.1637 in 2008.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0665 in 2015.
How does Panama rank for benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile?
Panama ranks 29th out of 30 countries with data for 2023.
Is benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 295 data points, 2003–2023
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