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

Dominican Republic: Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile was 0.3033 poorest in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3033 poorest
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
4th
of 31 countries
All-time high
0.3142 poorest
in 2018
All-time low
0.2258 poorest
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: 0.235 poorest2008: 0.26 poorest2009: 0.226 poorest2010: 0.237 poorest2011: 0.242 poorest2012: 0.242 poorest2013: 0.247 poorest2014: 0.232 poorest2015: 0.243 poorest2016: 0.285 poorest2017: 0.279 poorest2018: 0.314 poorest2019: 0.301 poorest2021: 0.303 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 0.3033 poorest for benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in 2021.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.3142 poorest in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2258 poorest, in 2009.

Dominican Republic ranks 4th of 31 countries on this measure, 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) in Dominican Republic, 2007 to 2021.
Year poorest Change
2007 0.2354 poorest
2008 0.2605 poorest +10.6%
2009 0.2258 poorest -13.3%
2010 0.2372 poorest +5.0%
2011 0.2415 poorest +1.8%
2012 0.2423 poorest +0.3%
2013 0.2472 poorest +2.0%
2014 0.2322 poorest -6.1%
2015 0.2433 poorest +4.8%
2016 0.2852 poorest +17.2%
2017 0.2786 poorest -2.3%
2018 0.3142 poorest +12.8%
2019 0.3013 poorest -4.1%
2021 0.3033 poorest +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2405 poorest 0.2258 poorest 0.2605 poorest 3
2010s 0.2623 poorest 0.2322 poorest 0.3142 poorest 10
2020s 0.3033 poorest 0.3033 poorest 0.3033 poorest 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 1 Thailand 0.3445 poorest compare
  2. 2 Romania 0.3172 poorest compare
  3. 3 Pakistan 0.3055 poorest compare
  4. 5 Republic of Moldova 0.2707 poorest compare
  5. 6 Sri Lanka 0.2457 poorest compare
  6. 7 Mongolia 0.2432 poorest compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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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 0.3033 poorest 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 0.3142 poorest in 2018.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2258 poorest in 2009.
How does Dominican Republic rank for benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile?
Dominican Republic ranks 4th 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 25.6%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 data points, 2003–2023
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