Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile was 0.2995 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.2995
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
6th
of 30 countries
All-time high
0.3197
in 2019
All-time low
0.2213
in 2009
Years of data
14
2007–2021

Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021

00.10.20.32007201420212007: 0.2492008: 0.2472009: 0.2212010: 0.2762011: 0.2652012: 0.252013: 0.2692014: 0.272015: 0.2772016: 0.2942017: 0.2712018: 0.2962019: 0.322021: 0.299

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Dominican Republic is 0.2995, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.3197 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2213, in 2009.

That places Dominican Republic 6th out of 30 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Dominican Republic, 2007 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2007 0.2492
2008 0.2466 -1.0%
2009 0.2213 -10.3%
2010 0.2763 +24.9%
2011 0.2653 -4.0%
2012 0.2501 -5.7%
2013 0.2693 +7.7%
2014 0.2697 +0.1%
2015 0.2773 +2.8%
2016 0.2939 +6.0%
2017 0.2711 -7.7%
2018 0.2962 +9.3%
2019 0.3197 +7.9%
2021 0.2995 -6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.239 0.2213 0.2492 3
2010s 0.2789 0.2501 0.3197 10
2020s 0.2995 0.2995 0.2995 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

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  2. 4 Pakistan 0.3288 compare
  3. 5 Costa Rica 0.3034 compare
  4. 7 Chile 0.2944 compare
  5. 8 Paraguay 0.2739 compare
  6. 9 Uruguay 0.2552 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Dominican Republic?
Benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Dominican Republic was 0.2995 in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.3197 in 2019.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2213 in 2009.
How does Dominican Republic rank for benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile?
Dominican Republic ranks 6th out of 30 countries with data for 2021.
Is benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 295 data points, 2003–2023
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