Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile in Pakistan

Pakistan: Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile was 0.3803 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.3803
Change on year
down 25.9%
World rank
18th
of 25 countries
All-time high
0.5134
in 2015
All-time low
0.1794
in 2013
Years of data
5
2007–2018

Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile in Pakistan, 2007–2018

0.20.30.40.52007201220182007: 0.2072009: 0.1822013: 0.1792015: 0.5132018: 0.38

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 0.3803 for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers - 1st quintile in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.9% on the previous year and up 84.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers - 1st quintile in Pakistan peaked at 0.5134 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1794, in 2013.

That places Pakistan 18th out of 25 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Pakistan, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.2065
2009 0.1819 -11.9%
2013 0.1794 -1.4%
2015 0.5134 +186.2%
2018 0.3803 -25.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1942 0.1819 0.2065 2
2010s 0.3577 0.1794 0.5134 3

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 15 Ukraine 0.4265 compare
  2. 16 Chile 0.4072 compare
  3. 17 Armenia 0.3941 compare
  4. 19 Mongolia 0.3562 compare
  5. 20 Colombia 0.2815 compare
  6. 21 Indonesia 0.2539

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers - 1st quintile in Pakistan?
Benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers - 1st quintile in Pakistan was 0.3803 in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.5134 in 2015.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1794 in 2013.
How does Pakistan rank for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers - 1st quintile?
Pakistan ranks 18th out of 25 countries with data for 2018.
Is benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers - 1st quintile rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 84.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 211 data points, 2004–2022
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