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

Panama: Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) was 0.0755 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0755
Change on year
up 10.9%
World rank
23rd
of 33 countries
All-time high
0.0798
in 2017
All-time low
0.0598
in 2008
Years of data
14
2008–2023

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

00.020.040.060.082008201520232008: 0.062009: 0.062010: 0.062011: 0.072012: 0.0672013: 0.062014: 0.0682015: 0.0782016: 0.072017: 0.082018: 0.0762019: 0.0752021: 0.0682023: 0.075

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.0755 for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) in 2023.

The figure is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) in Panama peaked at 0.0798 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0598, in 2008.

Panama ranks 23rd of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0601 0.0598 0.0604 2
2010s 0.0706 0.06 0.0798 10
2020s 0.0718 0.0681 0.0755 2

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 20 Argentina 0.1143 compare
  2. 21 Dominican Republic 0.0893 compare
  3. 22 Brazil 0.087 compare
  4. 24 Mexico 0.0698 compare
  5. 25 Costa Rica 0.0688 compare
  6. 26 Peru 0.0678 compare

See the full ranking of 33 places β†’

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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 0.0755 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 0.0798 in 2017.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0598 in 2008.
How does Panama rank for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest)?
Panama ranks 23rd out of 33 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 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Contributory Pensions programs (%)