Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) was 0.2303 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2303
Change on year
up 32.2%
World rank
30th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.3325
in 2007
All-time low
0.1742
in 2019
Years of data
14
2007–2021

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

00.10.20.32007201420212007: 0.3332008: 0.2912009: 0.2382010: 0.2382011: 0.2132012: 0.2062013: 0.1922014: 0.2032015: 0.2352016: 0.2152017: 0.2412018: 0.2692019: 0.1742021: 0.23

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2021, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Dominican Republic stood at 0.2303.

The figure is up 32.2% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.3325 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1742, in 2019.

Dominican Republic ranks 30th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Dominican Republic, 2007 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2007 0.3325
2008 0.2914 -12.4%
2009 0.2376 -18.5%
2010 0.2376 +0.0%
2011 0.2134 -10.2%
2012 0.2063 -3.3%
2013 0.1918 -7.0%
2014 0.2027 +5.7%
2015 0.2349 +15.9%
2016 0.2148 -8.6%
2017 0.2406 +12.0%
2018 0.2692 +11.9%
2019 0.1742 -35.3%
2021 0.2303 +32.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2872 0.2376 0.3325 3
2010s 0.2186 0.1742 0.2692 10
2020s 0.2303 0.2303 0.2303 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 27 Panama 0.2545 compare
  2. 28 Thailand 0.2512 compare
  3. 29 Peru 0.2368 compare
  4. 31 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2176 compare
  5. 32 Malawi 0.2164 compare
  6. 33 Colombia 0.1664 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Dominican Republic?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Dominican Republic was 0.2303 in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.3325 in 2007.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1742 in 2019.
How does Dominican Republic rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest)?
Dominican Republic ranks 30th out of 34 countries with data for 2021.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 329 data points, 2004–2023
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