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Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Panama

Panama: Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) was 0.0144 in 2023. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0144
Change on year
down 36.1%
World rank
29th
of 30 countries
All-time high
0.0317
in 2008
All-time low
0.0109
in 2011
Years of data
14
2008–2023

Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Panama, 2008–2023

0.010.0150.020.0250.032008201520232008: 0.0322009: 0.022010: 0.0172011: 0.0112012: 0.0122013: 0.0122014: 0.0132015: 0.0212016: 0.0132017: 0.0292018: 0.0172019: 0.0182021: 0.0222023: 0.014

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Panama is 0.0144, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 36.1% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Panama peaked at 0.0317 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0109, in 2011.

That places Panama 29th out of 30 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0258 0.02 0.0317 2
2010s 0.0163 0.0109 0.0291 10
2020s 0.0184 0.0144 0.0225 2

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 26 Peru 0.04 compare
  2. 27 Ecuador 0.034 compare
  3. 28 Bolivia 0.0153 compare
  4. 30 Colombia 0.0111 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Panama?
Benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Panama was 0.0144 in 2023, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.0317 in 2008.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0109 in 2011.
How does Panama rank for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest)?
Panama ranks 29th out of 30 countries with data for 2023.
Is benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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 - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 287 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Contributory Pensions programs (%)