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

Panama: Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) was 0.082 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.082
Change on year
down 17.9%
World rank
34th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.1572
in 2008
All-time low
0.0665
in 2015
Years of data
14
2008–2023

Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Panama, 2008–2023

00.050.10.152008201520232008: 0.1572009: 0.1232010: 0.1332011: 0.0822012: 0.0812013: 0.0752014: 0.0792015: 0.0662016: 0.12017: 0.0872018: 0.0912019: 0.1032021: 0.12023: 0.082

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2023, benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Panama stood at 0.082.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.9% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Panama peaked at 0.1572 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0665, in 2015.

Panama ranks 34th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Panama, 2008 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2008 0.1572
2009 0.1235 -21.5%
2010 0.1332 +7.9%
2011 0.0822 -38.3%
2012 0.0807 -1.7%
2013 0.0745 -7.7%
2014 0.0786 +5.4%
2015 0.0665 -15.4%
2016 0.1002 +50.7%
2017 0.087 -13.2%
2018 0.0906 +4.2%
2019 0.1029 +13.6%
2021 0.0999 -2.9%
2023 0.082 -17.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1404 0.1235 0.1572 2
2010s 0.0896 0.0665 0.1332 10
2020s 0.091 0.082 0.0999 2

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 31 Peru 0.1255 compare
  2. 32 El Salvador 0.1228 compare
  3. 33 Honduras 0.105 compare
  4. 35 Poland 0.0072 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Panama?
Benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Panama was 0.082 in 2023, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.1572 in 2008.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0665 in 2015.
How does Panama rank for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest)?
Panama ranks 34th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama 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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