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

Argentina: Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) was 0.218 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.218
Change on year
down 10.7%
World rank
23rd
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.3169
in 2016
All-time low
0.1348
in 2020
Years of data
10
2006–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) in Argentina, 2006–2022

00.10.20.32006201420222006: 0.1922010: 0.232013: 0.2612016: 0.3172017: 0.2292018: 0.2212019: 0.1752020: 0.1352021: 0.2442022: 0.218

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) in Argentina stood at 0.218.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) in Argentina peaked at 0.3169 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1348, in 2020.

Argentina ranks 23rd of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Argentina, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 0.192
2010 0.2302 +19.9%
2013 0.2606 +13.2%
2016 0.3169 +21.6%
2017 0.2287 -27.8%
2018 0.2214 -3.2%
2019 0.1749 -21.0%
2020 0.1348 -22.9%
2021 0.2441 +81.1%
2022 0.218 -10.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.192 0.192 0.192 1
2010s 0.2388 0.1749 0.3169 6
2020s 0.1989 0.1348 0.2441 3

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 20 Colombia 0.2227 compare
  2. 21 Ecuador 0.2226 compare
  3. 22 Paraguay 0.219 compare
  4. 24 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2159 compare
  5. 25 Chile 0.2103 compare
  6. 26 Peru 0.2037 compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) in Argentina?
Benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) in Argentina was 0.218 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 0.3169 in 2016.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1348 in 2020.
How does Argentina rank for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest)?
Argentina ranks 23rd out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Private Transfers programs (%)