Table 5 Estimated costs of an annual maternity cash transfer for women informally employed in Brazil and Ghana at different week duration
Variable | Brazil | Ghana | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Population of eligible women | 291,699 | 434,410 | ||
Annual cost per 12 weeks of MCT | Total Cost | Cost per women | Total Cost | Cost per women |
Minimum wage US$ | 215,430,093 | 739 | 64,374,448 | 148 |
Minimum wage PPP$ | 393,709,016 | 1,350 | 179,716,519 | 414 |
Poverty line US$ | 87,357,703 | 299 | 37,326,468 | 86 |
Poverty line PPP$ | 159,650,467 | 547 | 104,205,673 | 240 |
Twice the poverty line US$ | 174,715,407 | 599 | 74,652,936 | 172 |
Twice the poverty line PPP$ | 319,300,935 | 1,095 | 208,411,347 | 480 |
Annual cost per 14 weeks of MCT | ||||
Minimum wage US$ | 251,335,094 | 862 | 75,103,525 | 173 |
Minimum wage PPP$ | 459,327,163 | 1,575 | 209,669,277 | 483 |
Poverty line US$ | 101,917,323 | 349 | 43,547,547 | 100 |
Poverty line PPP$ | 186,258,883 | 639 | 121,573,291 | 280 |
Twice the poverty line US$ | 203,834,646 | 699 | 87,095,094 | 200 |
Twice the poverty line PPP$ | 372,517,766 | 1,277 | 243,146,581 | 560 |
Annual cost per 18 weeks of MCT | ||||
Minimum wage US$ | 323,145,120 | 1,108 | 96,561,673 | 222 |
Minimum wage PPP$ | 590,563,489 | 2,025 | 269,574,779 | 621 |
Poverty line US$ | 131,036,559 | 449 | 55,989,704 | 129 |
Poverty line PPP$ | 239,475,716 | 821 | 156,308,517 | 360 |
Twice the poverty line US$ | 262,073,119 | 898 | 111,979,409 | 258 |
Twice the poverty line PPP$ | 478,951,432 | 1,642 | 312,617,034 | 720 |
Annual cost per 26 weeks of MCT | ||||
Minimum wage US$ | 466,765,205 | 1,600 | 139,477,979 | 321 |
Minimum wage PPP$ | 853,036,213 | 2,924 | 389,385,808 | 896 |
Poverty line US$ | 189,275,038 | 649 | 80,874,015 | 186 |
Poverty line PPP$ | 345,909,370 | 1,186 | 225,778,962 | 520 |
Twice the poverty line US$ | 378,550,076 | 1,298 | 161,748,030 | 372 |
Twice the poverty line PPP$ | 691,818,740 | 2,372 | 451,557,923 | 1039 |