Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Pakistan

Pakistan: Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) was 0.3156 in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.3156
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
6th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.3262
in 2007
All-time low
0.2655
in 2009
Years of data
5
2007–2018

Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Pakistan, 2007–2018

00.10.20.32007201220182007: 0.3262009: 0.2662013: 0.2952015: 0.3122018: 0.316

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 0.3156 for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in 2018.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Pakistan peaked at 0.3262 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2655, in 2009.

That places Pakistan 6th out of 35 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Pakistan, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.3262
2009 0.2655 -18.6%
2013 0.2948 +11.0%
2015 0.3121 +5.9%
2018 0.3156 +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2959 0.2655 0.3262 2
2010s 0.3075 0.2948 0.3156 3

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 3 Thailand 0.3606 compare
  2. 4 Romania 0.3498 compare
  3. 5 Serbia 0.3172 compare
  4. 7 Costa Rica 0.295 compare
  5. 8 Kosovo 0.2949 compare
  6. 8 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.2949 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Pakistan?
Benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Pakistan was 0.3156 in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.3262 in 2007.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2655 in 2009.
How does Pakistan rank for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest)?
Pakistan ranks 6th out of 35 countries with data for 2018.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 334 data points, 2002–2023
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