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

Dominican Republic: Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) was 0.287 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.287
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
10th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.2956
in 2018
All-time low
0.15
in 2007
Years of data
14
2007–2021

Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021

00.10.20.32007201420212007: 0.152008: 0.22009: 0.1652010: 0.1912011: 0.1862012: 0.1822013: 0.1992014: 0.1882015: 0.2032016: 0.2572017: 0.2652018: 0.2962019: 0.2782021: 0.287

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2021, benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) in Dominican Republic stood at 0.287.

That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 54.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.2956 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.15, in 2007.

Dominican Republic ranks 10th of 36 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.

Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Dominican Republic, 2007 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2007 0.15
2008 0.1996 +33.0%
2009 0.1646 -17.6%
2010 0.1908 +16.0%
2011 0.1863 -2.4%
2012 0.1816 -2.5%
2013 0.1989 +9.5%
2014 0.1882 -5.4%
2015 0.2032 +8.0%
2016 0.2568 +26.4%
2017 0.2649 +3.1%
2018 0.2956 +11.6%
2019 0.278 -5.9%
2021 0.287 +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1714 0.15 0.1996 3
2010s 0.2244 0.1816 0.2956 10
2020s 0.287 0.287 0.287 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 8 South Africa 0.289 compare
  2. 9 Armenia 0.2874 compare
  3. 11 Georgia 0.2662 compare
  4. 12 Belarus 0.2579 compare
  5. 13 Mongolia 0.25 compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) in Dominican Republic?
Benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) in Dominican Republic was 0.287 in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.2956 in 2018.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.15 in 2007.
How does Dominican Republic rank for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest)?
Dominican Republic ranks 10th out of 36 countries with data for 2021.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Dominican Republic 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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