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

Dominican Republic: Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile was 0.308 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.308
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
3rd
of 31 countries
All-time high
0.3149
in 2018
All-time low
0.2138
in 2014
Years of data
14
2007–2021

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

00.10.20.32007201420212007: 0.2362008: 0.2762009: 0.2242010: 0.2262011: 0.2312012: 0.2422013: 0.2392014: 0.2142015: 0.2442016: 0.292017: 0.2762018: 0.3152019: 0.32021: 0.308

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 0.308 for benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers - 1st quintile in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers - 1st quintile in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.3149 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2138, in 2014.

That places Dominican Republic 3rd out of 31 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

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) -urban in Dominican Republic, 2007 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2007 0.2361
2008 0.2761 +16.9%
2009 0.2235 -19.0%
2010 0.2258 +1.0%
2011 0.2311 +2.4%
2012 0.2421 +4.8%
2013 0.2387 -1.4%
2014 0.2138 -10.4%
2015 0.2435 +13.9%
2016 0.2899 +19.0%
2017 0.2764 -4.7%
2018 0.3149 +14.0%
2019 0.2998 -4.8%
2021 0.308 +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2452 0.2235 0.2761 3
2010s 0.2576 0.2138 0.3149 10
2020s 0.308 0.308 0.308 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 1 Romania 0.3468 compare
  2. 2 Thailand 0.3228 compare
  3. 4 Republic of Moldova 0.2919 compare
  4. 5 Viet Nam 0.2776 compare
  5. 6 Kyrgyzstan 0.2693 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 0.308 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 0.3149 in 2018.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2138 in 2014.
How does Dominican Republic rank for benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers - 1st quintile?
Dominican Republic ranks 3rd out of 31 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 33.3%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 316 data points, 2003–2023
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