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

Armenia: Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile was 0.4297 poorest in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.4297 poorest
Change on year
down 14.2%
World rank
13th
of 26 countries
All-time high
0.5078 poorest
in 2017
All-time low
0.3537 poorest
in 2020
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile in Armenia, 2008–2022

00.20.40.62008201520222008: 0.489 poorest2009: 0.476 poorest2010: 0.474 poorest2011: 0.456 poorest2012: 0.44 poorest2013: 0.43 poorest2014: 0.446 poorest2015: 0.432 poorest2016: 0.422 poorest2017: 0.508 poorest2018: 0.488 poorest2019: 0.422 poorest2020: 0.354 poorest2021: 0.501 poorest2022: 0.43 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Armenia is 0.4297 poorest, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 14.2% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Armenia peaked at 0.5078 poorest in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3537 poorest, in 2020.

That places Armenia 13th out of 26 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Armenia, 2008 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2008 0.4893 poorest
2009 0.4757 poorest -2.8%
2010 0.4743 poorest -0.3%
2011 0.4559 poorest -3.9%
2012 0.4402 poorest -3.4%
2013 0.4298 poorest -2.4%
2014 0.4457 poorest +3.7%
2015 0.432 poorest -3.1%
2016 0.4216 poorest -2.4%
2017 0.5078 poorest +20.4%
2018 0.4879 poorest -3.9%
2019 0.4217 poorest -13.6%
2020 0.3537 poorest -16.1%
2021 0.5006 poorest +41.5%
2022 0.4297 poorest -14.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4825 poorest 0.4757 poorest 0.4893 poorest 2
2010s 0.4517 poorest 0.4216 poorest 0.5078 poorest 10
2020s 0.428 poorest 0.3537 poorest 0.5006 poorest 3

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 10 Kyrgyzstan 0.4721 poorest compare
  2. 11 Poland 0.4617 poorest compare
  3. 12 Ukraine 0.4335 poorest compare
  4. 14 Romania 0.4288 poorest compare
  5. 15 Republic of Moldova 0.4229 poorest compare
  6. 16 Sri Lanka 0.4145 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 Armenia?
Benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Armenia was 0.4297 poorest in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5078 poorest in 2017.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3537 poorest in 2020.
How does Armenia rank for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile?
Armenia ranks 13th out of 26 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Armenia 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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