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

Romania: Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) was 0.3498 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3498
Change on year
up 11.5%
World rank
4th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.382
in 2019
All-time low
0.1575
in 2008
Years of data
7
2008–2021

Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Romania, 2008–2021

00.10.20.30.42008201420212008: 0.1572011: 0.2562012: 0.2582016: 0.32019: 0.3822020: 0.3142021: 0.35

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2021, benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Romania stood at 0.3498.

The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Romania peaked at 0.382 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1575, in 2008.

That places Romania 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Romania, 2008 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2008 0.1575
2011 0.2559 +62.6%
2012 0.2577 +0.7%
2016 0.3004 +16.6%
2019 0.382 +27.1%
2020 0.3136 -17.9%
2021 0.3498 +11.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1575 0.1575 0.1575 1
2010s 0.299 0.2559 0.382 4
2020s 0.3317 0.3136 0.3498 2

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 1 Republic of Moldova 0.4107 compare
  2. 2 Armenia 0.3696 compare
  3. 3 Thailand 0.3606 compare
  4. 5 Serbia 0.3172 compare
  5. 6 Pakistan 0.3156 compare
  6. 7 Costa Rica 0.295 compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Romania?
Benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Romania was 0.3498 in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.382 in 2019.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1575 in 2008.
How does Romania rank for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest)?
Romania ranks 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2021.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania 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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