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

Dominican Republic: Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile was 0.1705 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1705
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
16th
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.188
in 2017
All-time low
0.0791
in 2007
Years of data
14
2007–2021

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

00.050.10.150.22007201420212007: 0.0792008: 0.0962009: 0.0892010: 0.1122011: 0.1092012: 0.1012013: 0.1192014: 0.1322015: 0.1442016: 0.1752017: 0.1882018: 0.1742019: 0.1672021: 0.17

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile in Dominican Republic is 0.1705, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 56.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.188 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0791, in 2007.

Dominican Republic ranks 16th of 27 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 - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Dominican Republic, 2007 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2007 0.0791
2008 0.0963 +21.9%
2009 0.089 -7.6%
2010 0.1117 +25.5%
2011 0.1093 -2.2%
2012 0.1006 -7.9%
2013 0.1194 +18.7%
2014 0.1323 +10.7%
2015 0.1442 +9.0%
2016 0.1749 +21.3%
2017 0.188 +7.5%
2018 0.1742 -7.4%
2019 0.1668 -4.3%
2021 0.1705 +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0881 0.0791 0.0963 3
2010s 0.1421 0.1006 0.188 10
2020s 0.1705 0.1705 0.1705 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 13 Sri Lanka 0.2206 compare
  2. 14 Paraguay 0.2119 compare
  3. 15 Türkiye 0.1751 compare
  4. 17 Honduras 0.1277 compare
  5. 18 El Salvador 0.1229 compare
  6. 19 Burkina Faso 0.1206 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile in Dominican Republic?
Benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile in Dominican Republic was 0.1705 in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.188 in 2017.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0791 in 2007.
How does Dominican Republic rank for benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile?
Dominican Republic ranks 16th out of 27 countries with data for 2021.
Is benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.0%. 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 - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 259 data points, 2003–2022
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