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

Kosovo: Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile was 0.6029 poorest in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.6029 poorest
World rank
2nd
of 26 countries
All-time high
0.6733 poorest
in 2011
All-time low
0.5543 poorest
in 2012
Years of data
5
2006–2017

Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile in Kosovo, 2006–2017

00.20.40.62006201120172006: 0.635 poorest2011: 0.673 poorest2012: 0.554 poorest2013: 0.637 poorest2017: 0.603 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2017, benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Kosovo stood at 0.6029 poorest.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Kosovo peaked at 0.6733 poorest in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5543 poorest, in 2012.

Kosovo ranks 2nd of 26 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Kosovo, 2006 to 2017.
Year poorest Change
2006 0.6348 poorest
2011 0.6733 poorest +6.1%
2012 0.5543 poorest -17.7%
2013 0.6367 poorest +14.9%
2017 0.6029 poorest -5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6348 poorest 0.6348 poorest 0.6348 poorest 1
2010s 0.6168 poorest 0.5543 poorest 0.6733 poorest 4

Countries ranked near Kosovo

  1. 1 Serbia 0.6394 poorest compare
  2. 2 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.6029 poorest compare
  3. 4 Georgia 0.5766 poorest compare
  4. 5 Costa Rica 0.5765 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 Kosovo?
Benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Kosovo was 0.6029 poorest 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 0.6733 poorest in 2011.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile recorded in Kosovo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5543 poorest in 2012.
How does Kosovo rank for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile?
Kosovo ranks 2nd out of 26 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 down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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). 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 (%)