Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile in Kosovo
Kosovo: Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile was 0.6255 in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
0.6255
World rank
2nd
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.6307
in 2011
All-time low
0.499
in 2012
Years of data
5
2006–2017
Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile in Kosovo, 2006–2017
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2017, benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Kosovo stood at 0.6255.
That represents a change of up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Kosovo peaked at 0.6307 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.499, in 2012.
Kosovo ranks 2nd of 24 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.5875 | — |
| 2011 | 0.6307 | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.499 | -20.9% |
| 2013 | 0.58 | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6255 | +7.8% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 0.6255 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4775, 1.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 0.6255 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4545, 1.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5875 | 0.5875 | 0.5875 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5838 | 0.499 | 0.6307 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 1 Serbia 0.6335 compare
- 2 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.6255 compare
- 4 Belarus 0.539 compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 0.5298 compare
More work & labour data for Kosovo
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 10.8% (2024)
- Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 7.7% (2024)
- Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 18.3% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 22.5% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 53.6% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 37.9% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 17.6% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 30.8% (2024)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 41.9% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 24.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Kosovo?
- Benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Kosovo was 0.6255 in 2017, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6307 in 2011.
- What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.499 in 2012.
- How does Kosovo rank for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile?
- Kosovo ranks 2nd out of 24 countries with data for 2017.
- Is benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Cash Transfers programs (%)