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

Dominican Republic: Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) was 0.0485 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0485
Change on year
down 62.7%
World rank
26th
of 31 countries
All-time high
0.1535
in 2008
All-time low
0.0485
in 2019
Years of data
11
2007–2019

Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Dominican Republic, 2007–2019

0.050.0750.10.1250.152007201320192007: 0.0752008: 0.1532009: 0.12010: 0.0872011: 0.12012: 0.072013: 0.1292014: 0.0872015: 0.1052016: 0.132019: 0.048

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Dominican Republic stood at 0.0485. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 62.7% on the previous year and down 51.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.1535 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0485, in 2019.

That places Dominican Republic 26th out of 31 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Dominican Republic, 2007 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2007 0.0753
2008 0.1535 +103.9%
2009 0.1005 -34.5%
2010 0.087 -13.4%
2011 0.1003 +15.2%
2012 0.0696 -30.6%
2013 0.129 +85.5%
2014 0.0869 -32.7%
2015 0.1046 +20.3%
2016 0.1301 +24.4%
2019 0.0485 -62.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1098 0.0753 0.1535 3
2010s 0.0945 0.0485 0.1301 8

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 23 El Salvador 0.0678 compare
  2. 24 South Africa 0.0536 compare
  3. 25 Mexico 0.0486 compare
  4. 27 Peru 0.04 compare
  5. 28 Ecuador 0.034 compare
  6. 29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0153 compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Dominican Republic?
Benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Dominican Republic was 0.0485 in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.1535 in 2008.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0485 in 2019.
How does Dominican Republic rank for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest)?
Dominican Republic ranks 26th out of 31 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Dominican Republic 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
31 places, 292 data points, 2002–2023
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