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

Dominican Republic: Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers -1st quintile was 0.1566 poorest in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1566 poorest
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
16th
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.1705 poorest
in 2017
All-time low
0.0688 poorest
in 2007
Years of data
14
2007–2021

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

00.050.10.152007201420212007: 0.069 poorest2008: 0.084 poorest2009: 0.07 poorest2010: 0.104 poorest2011: 0.107 poorest2012: 0.092 poorest2013: 0.121 poorest2014: 0.115 poorest2015: 0.137 poorest2016: 0.157 poorest2017: 0.17 poorest2018: 0.167 poorest2019: 0.162 poorest2021: 0.157 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2021, benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers -1st quintile in Dominican Republic stood at 0.1566 poorest.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers -1st quintile in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.1705 poorest in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0688 poorest, 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) in Dominican Republic, 2007 to 2021.
Year poorest Change
2007 0.0688 poorest
2008 0.0839 poorest +22.1%
2009 0.0703 poorest -16.3%
2010 0.1043 poorest +48.4%
2011 0.1075 poorest +3.0%
2012 0.0917 poorest -14.6%
2013 0.1212 poorest +32.2%
2014 0.115 poorest -5.1%
2015 0.1371 poorest +19.2%
2016 0.1568 poorest +14.4%
2017 0.1705 poorest +8.7%
2018 0.1671 poorest -2.0%
2019 0.1619 poorest -3.1%
2021 0.1566 poorest -3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0743 poorest 0.0688 poorest 0.0839 poorest 3
2010s 0.1333 poorest 0.0917 poorest 0.1705 poorest 10
2020s 0.1566 poorest 0.1566 poorest 0.1566 poorest 1

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 13 Sri Lanka 0.1892 poorest compare
  2. 14 Paraguay 0.1776 poorest compare
  3. 15 Türkiye 0.1751 poorest compare
  4. 17 Burkina Faso 0.1319 poorest compare
  5. 18 El Salvador 0.1174 poorest compare
  6. 19 Chile 0.0978 poorest compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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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 0.1566 poorest 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 0.1705 poorest in 2017.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0688 poorest 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 45.7%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 266 data points, 2003–2022
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in International Private Transfers programs (%)