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

Pakistan: Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) was 0.2292 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.2292
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
16th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.2575
in 2007
All-time low
0.2292
in 2018
Years of data
5
2007–2018

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

00.10.20.32007201220182007: 0.2582009: 0.2352013: 0.2542015: 0.2312018: 0.229

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) in Pakistan is 0.2292, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) in Pakistan peaked at 0.2575 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2292, in 2018.

Pakistan ranks 16th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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) -urban in Pakistan, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.2575
2009 0.235 -8.7%
2013 0.2542 +8.2%
2015 0.2307 -9.3%
2018 0.2292 -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2463 0.235 0.2575 2
2010s 0.238 0.2292 0.2542 3

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 13 Mongolia 0.25 compare
  2. 14 Viet Nam 0.2421 compare
  3. 15 Mexico 0.2352 compare
  4. 17 Sri Lanka 0.2268 compare
  5. 18 Costa Rica 0.2255 compare
  6. 19 Uruguay 0.2239 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 0.2292 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 0.2575 in 2007.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2292 in 2018.
How does Pakistan rank for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest)?
Pakistan ranks 16th out of 36 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 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
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 (%)