Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Panama
Panama: Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile was 0.0413 poorest in 2023. ▲ Rising
Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Panama, 2008–2023
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Panama is 0.0413 poorest, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.2% on the previous year and up 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Panama peaked at 0.0413 poorest in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0252 poorest, in 2013.
That places Panama 28th out of 34 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Panama, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0295 poorest | — |
| 2009 | 0.0283 poorest | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0257 poorest | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 0.034 poorest | +32.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0302 poorest | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0252 poorest | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0345 poorest | +37.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0358 poorest | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0301 poorest | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0383 poorest | +27.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0407 poorest | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0369 poorest | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0338 poorest | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0413 poorest | +22.2% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.0413 poorest is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1771 poorest, 23% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.0413 poorest is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0496 poorest, 83% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0289 poorest | 0.0283 poorest | 0.0295 poorest | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0331 poorest | 0.0252 poorest | 0.0407 poorest | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0375 poorest | 0.0338 poorest | 0.0413 poorest | 2 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More reference data data for Panama
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0285 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1553 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Panama?
- Benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Panama was 0.0413 poorest in 2023, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0413 poorest in 2023.
- What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0252 poorest in 2013.
- How does Panama rank for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
- Panama ranks 28th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.1%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Contributory Pensions programs (%)