Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 13.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Dominican Republic, 2007–2021
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2021, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Dominican Republic stood at 13.2%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 97.3% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Dominican Republic peaked at 13.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2019.
That places Dominican Republic 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 11.9% | — |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | +15.7% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -35.3% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | +97.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 13.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.3%, 47% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 13.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.8%, 60% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +97.3% | 6.7% | 13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 10.3% | 12.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 6.7% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More work & labour data for Dominican Republic
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5342 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5118 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5561 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3757 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 12,209 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,056 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,888 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,787 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,675 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Dominican Republic?
- Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Dominican Republic was 13.2% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2019.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and?
- Dominican Republic ranks 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group