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

Argentina: Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile was 0.5308 poorest in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.5308 poorest
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
7th
of 26 countries
All-time high
0.5701 poorest
in 2019
All-time low
0.384 poorest
in 2020
Years of data
7
2016–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile in Argentina, 2016–2022

00.20.40.62016201920222016: 0.562 poorest2017: 0.551 poorest2018: 0.569 poorest2019: 0.57 poorest2020: 0.384 poorest2021: 0.546 poorest2022: 0.531 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 0.5308 poorest for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.

Argentina ranks 7th of 26 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Argentina, 2016 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2016 0.5624 poorest
2017 0.5507 poorest -2.1%
2018 0.5691 poorest +3.4%
2019 0.5701 poorest +0.2%
2020 0.384 poorest -32.6%
2021 0.5463 poorest +42.3%
2022 0.5308 poorest -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.5631 poorest 0.5507 poorest 0.5701 poorest 4
2020s 0.487 poorest 0.384 poorest 0.5463 poorest 3

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 4 Georgia 0.5766 poorest compare
  2. 5 Costa Rica 0.5765 poorest compare
  3. 6 Turkey 0.575 poorest
  4. 8 Kazakhstan 0.5269 poorest compare
  5. 9 Belarus 0.5132 poorest
  6. 10 Kyrgyzstan 0.4721 poorest compare

See the full ranking of 26 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Argentina?
Benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Argentina was 0.5308 poorest in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 0.5701 poorest in 2019.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.384 poorest in 2020.
How does Argentina rank for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile?
Argentina ranks 7th out of 26 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Cash Transfers programs (%)