Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile was 0.1667 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1667
Change on year
up 101.8%
World rank
22nd
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.1776
in 2017
All-time low
0.0826
in 2019
Years of data
14
2007–2021

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021

00.050.10.150.22007201420212007: 0.0892008: 0.1182009: 0.1212010: 0.1422011: 0.1132012: 0.1172013: 0.12014: 0.1382015: 0.1392016: 0.1242017: 0.1782018: 0.1432019: 0.0832021: 0.167

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile in Dominican Republic is 0.1667, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 101.8% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.1776 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0826, in 2019.

Dominican Republic ranks 22nd 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 Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Dominican Republic, 2007 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2007 0.0887
2008 0.1184 +33.4%
2009 0.1207 +2.0%
2010 0.1416 +17.3%
2011 0.1126 -20.5%
2012 0.1173 +4.2%
2013 0.1004 -14.4%
2014 0.1383 +37.7%
2015 0.1388 +0.4%
2016 0.1236 -11.0%
2017 0.1776 +43.7%
2018 0.1432 -19.4%
2019 0.0826 -42.3%
2021 0.1667 +101.8%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 0.1667 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.205, 81% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 0.1667 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1391, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1093 0.0887 0.1207 3
2010s 0.1276 0.0826 0.1776 10
2020s 0.1667 0.1667 0.1667 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 19 Uruguay 0.1772 compare
  2. 20 Sri Lanka 0.1698 compare
  3. 21 Argentina 0.167 compare
  4. 23 Brazil 0.1482 compare
  5. 24 Pakistan 0.148 compare
  6. 25 Panama 0.1449 compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile in Dominican Republic?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile in Dominican Republic was 0.1667 in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.1776 in 2017.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0826 in 2019.
How does Dominican Republic rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile?
Dominican Republic ranks 22nd out of 36 countries with data for 2021.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. 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 Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 data points, 2002–2023
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