Statizoid

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -extreme poor was 0.0103 <$2.15 a day in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0.0103 <$2.15 a day
Change on year
up 32.1%
World rank
32nd
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.1207 <$2.15 a day
in 2007
All-time low
0.0078 <$2.15 a day
in 2019
Years of data
14
2007–2021

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021

00.0250.050.0750.10.1252007201420212007: 0.121 <$2.15 a day2008: 0.088 <$2.15 a day2009: 0.075 <$2.15 a day2010: 0.071 <$2.15 a day2011: 0.063 <$2.15 a day2012: 0.048 <$2.15 a day2013: 0.032 <$2.15 a day2014: 0.023 <$2.15 a day2015: 0.04 <$2.15 a day2016: 0.028 <$2.15 a day2017: 0.016 <$2.15 a day2018: 0.013 <$2.15 a day2019: 0.008 <$2.15 a day2021: 0.01 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 0.0103 <$2.15 a day for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor in 2021.

That represents a change of up 32.1% on the previous year and down 83.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.1207 <$2.15 a day in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0078 <$2.15 a day, in 2019.

That places Dominican Republic 32nd out of 35 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Dominican Republic, year by year

Year <$2.15 a day Change
2007 0.1207 <$2.15 a day —
2008 0.0885 <$2.15 a day -26.7%
2009 0.0745 <$2.15 a day -15.8%
2010 0.0711 <$2.15 a day -4.6%
2011 0.0631 <$2.15 a day -11.2%
2012 0.0481 <$2.15 a day -23.7%
2013 0.0321 <$2.15 a day -33.3%
2014 0.0228 <$2.15 a day -29.0%
2015 0.0402 <$2.15 a day +76.2%
2016 0.0283 <$2.15 a day -29.5%
2017 0.0163 <$2.15 a day -42.6%
2018 0.0126 <$2.15 a day -22.7%
2019 0.0078 <$2.15 a day -38.1%
2021 0.0103 <$2.15 a day +32.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0946 <$2.15 a day 0.0745 <$2.15 a day 0.1207 <$2.15 a day 3
2010s 0.0342 <$2.15 a day 0.0078 <$2.15 a day 0.0711 <$2.15 a day 10
2020s 0.0103 <$2.15 a day 0.0103 <$2.15 a day 0.0103 <$2.15 a day 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 29 Republic of Moldova 0.0177 <$2.15 a day compare
  2. 30 Uruguay 0.0154 <$2.15 a day compare
  3. 31 Kazakhstan 0.0107 <$2.15 a day compare
  4. 33 Chile 0.0049 <$2.15 a day compare
  5. 34 Thailand 0.0011 <$2.15 a day compare
  6. 35 Ukraine 0.0004 <$2.15 a day compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

More work & labour data for Dominican Republic

All data for Dominican Republic →

Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor in Dominican Republic?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor in Dominican Republic was 0.0103 <$2.15 a day in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.1207 <$2.15 a day in 2007.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0078 <$2.15 a day in 2019.
How does Dominican Republic rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor?
Dominican Republic ranks 32nd out of 35 countries with data for 2021.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -extreme poor rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 83.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Dominican Republic. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE. Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/benefit-cost-ratio-all-social-assistance-extreme-poor-2-15-a-day/dominican-republic/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/benefit-cost-ratio-all-social-assistance-extreme-poor-2-15-a-day/dominican-republic/">Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Dominican Republic</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Social Assistance programs (%)